Evaluation reveals that the clinic realized an 83 percent reduction in staff footsteps, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
To see if its design goals of supporting efficient operations as well as staff collaboration and enhanced patient privacy worked in the Yahara Clinic in Monona, Wis., the design team conducted a post-occupancy evaluation, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website. The evaluation revealed that by separating front-of-house from back-of-house functions and combining patient self-rooming with dual-access exam rooms, the clinic realized an 83 percent reduction in staff footsteps.
August 18, 2014
Topic Area: Architecture
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