PROVEN FACILITY AND REAL ESTATE STRATEGIES
with which they can be adapted for different uses as healthcare trends change over time . Nurse stations and bathrooms can be shared among functions . Individual offices can and should be eliminated , with providers , including physicians , sharing a desk area designed like an airport lounge .
The bottom line ? Understand where the revenue is generated . Build a business case in the planning phase . Identify opportunities for shared spaces and multiple revenue-generating uses .
Standardization : Avoiding Costly Variations Facilities and real estate also decrease costs when leaders adopt planning and design strategies that standardize the design and layout of similar spaces . This approach reduces the costs of planning , design and construction , enhances the physicians ’ and staffs ’ willingness to share space , and
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