Focus: Facility Design
Trends affecting behavioral healthcare design
Design can help reduce stigma and address the needs of patients’ physical and mental well-being, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
Behavioral healthcare facility design can help reduce stigma and address the needs of patients’ physical and mental well-being, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website. Trends affecting design include strengthing outpatient services.
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February 7, 2017
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Architecture
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