Five-story West Tower at Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, Va., replaced the 38-year-old, 250-bed hospital within its own footprint after a decade of planning, according to an article on the Medical Construction & Design website.
The general floor plan for Sentara Leigh’s towers is a triangle design also used at Two other Sentara facilites. Each iteration brought design changes based on staff input.
Sentara engages nurses, physicians, administrators and others who use the facilities to create the most optimal designs, the article said.
“One of the key strategies … was having nurses work in partnership with the architects,” said nurse executive Jennifer Kreiser in the Magnet application. “One example is the mock-up room walk-through … to ensure items were placed correctly for patient safety, nurse safety and workflow.”
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