1st Edition
by Christine Guzzo Vickery (Editor), Gary Nyberg (Editor), Douglas Whiteaker (Editor)
Shift Clinic design to keep pace with the evolving healthcare industry
Modern Clinic Design: Strategies for an Era of Change
is a comprehensive guide to optimizing patient experience through the
design of the built environment. Written by a team of veteran healthcare
interior designers, architects, and engineers, this book addresses the
impacts of evolving legislation, changing technologies, and emerging
nontraditional clinic models on clinic design, and illustrates effective
design strategies for any type of clinic. Readers will find innovative
ideas about lean design, design for flexibility, and the use of mock-ups
to prototype space plans within a clinic setting, and diagrammed
examples including waiting rooms, registration desks, and exam rooms
that demonstrate how these ideas are applied to real-world projects.
Spurred
on by recent healthcare legislation and new technological developments,
clinics can now offer a greater variety of services in a greater
variety of locations. Designers not only need to know the different
requirements for each of these spaces, but also understand how certain
design strategies affect the patient's experience in the space. This
book explores all aspects of clinic design, and describes how aesthetics
and functionality can merge to provide a positive experience for
patients, staff, and healthcare providers.
- Understand how recent industry developments impact facility design
- Learn how design strategies can help create a positive patient experience
- Examine emerging clinic models that are becoming increasingly prevalent
- Analyze the impact of technology on clinic design
A
well-designed clinic is essential for the well-being of the patients
and health care providers that occupy the space every day. The
healthcare industry is shifting, and the healthcare design industry must
shift with it to continue producing spaces that are relevant to
ever-evolving patient and worker needs. For complete guidance toward the
role of design, Modern Clinic Design is a thorough, practical reference.