Facility Design Solutions
Address Today’s Most
Challenging Healthcare Issues

Facility design solutions play an increasingly vital role in the healthcare industry’s efforts to improve health outcomes while simultaneously reducing healthcare costs. The Center’s expert researchers and staff have identified industry topics where facility design can make the greatest positive impact to help healthcare organizations, architecture and design firms, product manufacturers and others better focus their human and financial resources.

As an Affiliate+ member, you not only receive this high-level strategic guidance, but more valuably, exclusive access to topic-focused Toolboxes containing the expert insights, case studies, research data, strategies and tools you need to act now on these industry-changing issues.

• Healthcare Reform
  Healthcare reform is in full swing with the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), providing many opportunities for the built environment to be a driving force in better outcomes. Organizations are incentivized to improve the quality of the built environment, which can be accomplished by taking a comprehensive look at facility design, operational decisions, staff training, and care delivery, and how they relate to outcomes.
• Infection Control
  Hospital-acquired infections (HAI) and other easily transmittable diseases are a serious concern in most facilities today. Implementing some of the latest best practices in your physical environment can help to minimize their impact—and help you get the best outcomes from your efforts.
• Noise
  Noise affects patient safety and health, and is an important part of the patient experience. Patients often complain about noise levels during their hospital stay, but there are many interventions available to support a healthier and more comfortable environment.
• Communication
  People treated in facilities where the setting is conducive to strong communication tend to give higher scores in patient satisfaction surveys. By focusing on the communication that occurs between physicians and patients in a healthcare space, design can be used to facilitate and enhance meaningful interaction.

Then throughout the coming months, additional Toolboxes will be released to Affiliate+ members addressing topics such as Technology, Impact of Aging, Patient-Centered Medical Home, Perception of Cleanliness, Population Health, Emergency Department Throughput and more. Subsequent topics will be selected based upon industry trends and Affiliate+ member input.