Modern medical facilities are moving beyond sterile, utilitarian layouts to harness spatial design as an active component of healing. Healthcare architects are creating environments that reduce patient anxiety and accelerate recovery times. Our expert explores the science behind healing architecture and offers a glimpse into how future hospitals are being built around the human experience.
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- Jodi Feldheim, design manager, Advocate Health Care
Hospital rooms are getting bigger to account for innovative technology in both patient spaces and operating rooms.
Feldheim will often interview cancer patients before the design is finalized to make sure that she’s addressing the actual needs of the people who’ll be using the space day in and day out.
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