Healthcare Design blog asks how cultural context affects healthcare planning and design
A recent blog on the Healthcare Design website explores how cultural context affects healthcare planning and design. After architect Mike Apple spent time in Sweden, he observed the similarities and differences in healthcare planning between that country and the U.S. According to Apple, healthcare design in Sweden reflects the broader Swedish culture of extensive collaboration, consensus-based decision making and equality of treatment and access
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March 27, 2014
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