Interior designer Carolyn BaRoss discusses the trends and advancements of modern healthcare interior design in an article on the Healthcare Construction + Operations website.
There is an increased focus on healthy materials, greater awareness of the benefits of green design and an aging population are drivers of today’s modern healthcare facility. According to BaRoss, there have been big shifts in attitudes about how the environment is a partner in care.
"It’s truly about an enhanced experience for patients. We are redefining what good institutional design can be. A healthcare facility can be uniquely its own, but also beautiful, welcoming, sophisticated and very much value-driven," she said.
Lately there has been a focus on staff as well as patients, she said.
"There’s a more holistic approach to design of the healthcare workplace and an awareness of its impact on performance, acoustics, fatigue, collaboration and communication."
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