By HFT Editorial Staff

Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center’s new specialty hospital near Akron, Ohio, will open in November. The 165,000-square-foot hospital has three levels with 12 operating rooms and 60 private patient rooms and replaces Crystal Clinic’s inpatient and surgical space.

The hospital’s design incorporates elements from the hospitality industry, such as large windows to provide ample natural light, comfortable furnishings, modern design elements, and a warm color palette that create a calming and relaxing patient environment. Patient privacy and comfort are also enhanced. All patient rooms are private with private bathrooms and overlook a serene rooftop garden or the tree-lined, landscaped hospital grounds. A corridor lined with built-in benches on the inpatient floor encourages patients to get up and walk after surgery.

Other patient and visitor amenities include an outdoor lounge and waiting area and dining spaces, the Crystal Café, and abundant green space and landscaping using native plants, which enhance the hospital’s park-like setting. Wall screens in waiting areas, while visually appealing, increase patient and family privacy. The public entrance and patient pick-up and drop-off area are easily accessible and covered to provide protection from the elements. Convenient parking is available on site.

“This project is a culmination of years of planning to create a state-of-the-art hospital that combines the most advanced surgical technologies in a soothing and restful environment that promotes healing and enhances patient experience,” says Holli Cholley, chief nursing and operations officer.