HOSPITALS
hospitals will be the ease in which ‘ pods ’ can be exchanged for thorough sterilising and each room can have a separate climate control system that can be sterilised . The days of gigantic hospitals with central air systems are over . Too often these mega hospitals are monuments to incompetence , lack of caring and greed rather than beacons of healing and hope . Once given a choice , the public will prefer hospitals that are safer , cleaner and more focused on healing than billing .” Solomon is quick to express his hope that the new hospital design will address more than just the green space issue . If this is the case , it could indeed become a model for other hospitals appealing to a public that demands increasingly more from its healthcare .
Green space in the community Besides the obvious enhancement of inpatient and outpatient facilities which , in facilities elsewhere , have both been shown to enhance patient experience and safety and even , in some reported cases , objective parameters like infection rate , the impact on the surrounding community could be profound in terms of civic pride and recreational space .
Dr Michael Nochomovitz is SVP and Chief Clinical Integration and Network Development Officer at New York Presbyterian Hospital , and was previously the architect and leader of the regional multispecialty physician network and Physician Services Organization which he developed , implemented and managed for University Hospitals in Cleveland .
“ There is a reconceptualisation of healthcare in recognising that social determinants play a critical role in outcome from a clinical quality , compliance and financial standpoint ,” he explains . “ Addressing these social determinants are generally critical to public health and economic development in every community and improving the ambience , safety and impression of the area is more likely to promote adjacent community development .” Paying attention to the details and keeping stakeholders happy at each step of the building process will be vital to the eventual success of this facility , but there is no doubt that the ergonomic design has become a major talking point in the hospital construction industry .
42 February 2018