Focus: Patient Satisfaction/Experience
New design approaches for emergency departments
Well-planned EDs promote efficient flow between first-responders, caregivers, patients, and family, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
Well-planned EDs promote efficient flow between first-responders, caregivers, patients, and family, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website. EDs must constantly evaluate their processes and staffing to move patients in, through, and out of the department.
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December 1, 2016
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Interior Design
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