New Updates from Hospital Design Tips!

Daylight – Essential for Hospital Patients & Staff Alike

harry — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:29:27 +0000

This article picks up from my previous article on how Hospital design can improve as healing environments (http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/2008/04/a-healing-place-called-hospital/) I focus on the need for daylight and what design aspects one must keep in mind at the design stage. Much research exists to prove that access to daylight contributes to faster patient recovery and to staff’s [...]

Future Flexibility in Healthcare and Hospital Building Design and Construction

harry — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 09:18:30 +0000

A Recent trend or innovation in healthcare facilities design has been a requirement for “future flexibility” or “future proofing” the entire hospital or lab building. As the medical and hospital design science advances by leaps and bounds, new diagnostic and treatment procedures are developed for clinical administration. The product life cycle for medical equipment becomes [...]

Hearing Test Rooms and Audiology Booths

harry — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 07:31:58 +0000

Hearing Test Room or an Audiology Booth can be described as a room within a room as these are designed and built inside the constructed building for soundproofing purpose as the hearing tests must be performed in extremely quiet surroundings. These tests can last around an hour and any external sounds will require the complete [...]

Health Care Staff & Nursing Staff

harry — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 19:14:50 +0000

One would argue that of all the public & private sectors, staff shortage in hospitals is one of the most critical issues. Some are short term due to illness or other personal reasons but permanent shortages are more serious, mainly due to people leaving service at retirement, changing employer or even moving away to another [...]

Way Finding & Signage in Hospitals & Clinics

harry — Sun, 09 May 2010 08:58:58 +0000

Visits to a hospital by patients or their visitors are almost always a stressful experience, especially the first visit. This stress can rapidly escalate, if they cannot get to where they need to go, quickly – be it to get treatment or to visit a loved one. The difficulty to find way can be compounded [...]