An article by Judy Wang adapted into a slideshow by Natsuko Suzuki.

1. UP
Starting
from the
Ground
How Innovative Hospital Designs are Profoundly
Affecting Health Outcomes
By Judy Wang

2. EveryNovember,
Top medical faculties,
policymakers,
and healthcare analysts
gather at the
US. News Hospital of
Tomorrow Conference

3. The means to improve
hospital facility designs
was emphasized in the
2013 panel
“Designing
Hospitals for 21st
Century Care”.

4. FACILITY DESIGN
HEALTH OUTCOMES
One point discussed....

5. More than 1500 studies
have demonstrated that
improved hospital designs mean
medical errors,
infections, &
patients’ stress.

6. For example,
Natural light can have
healing benefits in reducing
depression

7. For example,
Scenes from nature can have
a psychological effect of
relieving pain

8. Upon considering this evidence,
Princeton University
Hospital
re-engineered rooms with
larger window panels to
emphasize outdoor views of
woods and rivers.

9. Another point during the 2013
Hospitals of Tomorrow Conference:
hospital rooms
that can
integrate family
and children
interaction.

10. For example,
creating a space where
children can use
colored lights to decorate
their rooms

11. For example,
creating a space where
children can play
with shades on
window panels

12. Efficient
hospital designs
also drive up
performance of
medical staff.

13. An associate professor from
Rush University reported studies
demonstrating a
in time nurses spend in a
patient’s room after
re-engineering the nursing
station and room spaces.
50% BOOST

14. healthcare facility design,
health outcomes, &
patient satisfaction
The dynamic interaction
between
is incredibly important to
consider.

15. Credits
“Congress” icon by Martha Ormiston
“Link” icon by Matthew Exton
“Down” icon by John Chapman
“Sun” icon by Nina Sandgaard Rasmussen
“Tree” icon by vleenie
“People” icon by Monika Ciapala
“Light Bulb” icon by Jens Tärning
“Window” icon by Joe Harrison
from the Noun Project Collection