Healthcare is evolving at a rapid pace and changing on almost every front. As changing dynamics add complexity to an already complex industry, the challenges that healthcare organizations face are greater than ever. Designing effective health care spaces can enhance the wellbeing, empathy and connection of clinicians, patients and families.

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Flexibility in Healthcare Environments

Healthcare is constantly adapting to changes impacting the patients it serves. Demographics, diseases, rules, regulations, medical technology and equipment, a heightened focus on sustainability, and even disaster response needs are evolving. The need to be change-ready and the increase in the rate of outpatient care led to a recent exploration into flexibility in healthcare design. Putting the flexibility framework into practice helps organizations be change-ready, no matter what the future brings.

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Behavioural Health

More than ever, it’s essential that behavioral health spaces are insightfully and purposefully designed to be both safe and welcoming — a uniquely demanding challenge. Thoughtful and well-informed design can have a profound impact on patient experiences and outcomes. Therapeutic design — the process of designing environments that promote psychological wellness through light, color and other sensory elements — supports physical safety by creating less stressful spaces and lowering feelings of aggression and violence.

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Pediatric Spaces

Many of the places where pediatric care occurs today can do more to mediate the anxiety and discomfort underlying the experience. Understanding user needs is a critical starting point for achieving effective pediatric spaces. How can healthcare environments support children, adolescents and their parents through engaging and comforting spaces?

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Telehealth

Many organizations are fast-tracking plans for virtual care which allows them to treat more people while keeping clinicians and patients safe. But even when healthcare is delivered virtually, space still matters.

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Designing Waiting Spaces

Waiting is an inescapable part of healthcare. And every moment that patients and their families spend waiting or transitioning to the next step in the process can have a huge impact on their perceptions of quality and their overall impression about the care they receive.

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