For many at a hospital, ambulance bays are the front door. But, the design of these spaces can be less than ideal for patients, staff and EMS personnel. In a recent blog, Healthcare Design magazine senior editor Anne DiNardo talked with Don Sharpe, a senior paramedic, and Jason Laberge, a human factors specialist, both with Alberta Health Services in Canada. They partnered to study ambulance bay design and conducted 31 interviews with EMS personnel in Canada to identify problems and potential solutions in ambulance bay design.
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