Facilities are incorporating daylighting into the surgical environment, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
Designers began including large windows in patient rooms and waiting areas since studies have demonstrated the healing benefits of daylighting. Now facilities are incorporating daylighting into the surgical environment, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website. It makes a lot of sense to extend daylighting into all areas where staff and patients spend many hours of their day, healthcare planner Eva Henrich-Behringer said in the article.
September 19, 2014
Topic Area: Architecture
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