Hospitals working to accommodate obese patients

Hospitals across the country are making structural changes to support an increasingly heavy patient population


To support a heavier patient population, hospitals are making structural changes and buying new equipment to accommodate bariatric patients and their family members, according to an article on the Becker's Hospital Review website.

"Every facility has to address [obesity] now because it's so incredibly common," said Joan Suchomel, AIA, president of the American Institute of Architects Academy of Architecture for Health.

Health systems are now considering a patient's entire experience at the hospital. 

Every doorway and hallway along a patient's path throughout the hospital must be wide enough to accommodate the patient.

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September 16, 2016


Topic Area: Architecture


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