Designers adjusting to move away from traditional healthcare workplaces
Providers have started to move away from assigned offices and segregated departments, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
Healthcare providers have started to move away from assigned offices and segregated departments, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website. Designers are accommodating the shift in a variety of ways, including the combination of collaboration and touchdown spaces used in the new University of Minnesota Ambulatory Care Center.
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January 26, 2015
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Interior Design
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