White Paper, "Healing Environments in Health Care" Presentation

Designing Environments for Healing and Wellness

Rachel HappMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, New York

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Introduction

-Environment impacts the healing process.

-Studies have proven that natural light canreduce depression, and that scenes of nature can reduce reported pain levels.

-Evidence based design also proves that building environment has huge impact on the delivery of healthcare.


Elements of Design

-Sense of Place

-Private Rooms

-Nature

-Artwork

-Sounds


1984- a study by Roger Ulrich was published in Science Magazine

-Over the course of 10 years, the study proved that patients with views of nature left the hospital a whole day sooner then patients without views of nature.

-The patients with the view of nature required less doses of pain medication then the patients without the view.

NATURE


- Study at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Michigan proved that with private rooms, well-located sinks, and improved air-flow design, hospital-acquired infections declined 11 percent.

-Another study, The Pebble Project showed that, reducing noise levels by the use of private rooms improved sleep quality of patients by almost one half

Private Rooms


Banner Page Hospital, Arizona

images from Healthcare Design Magazine

-Features light-filled rooms with exterior glass walls

-Extra space for family members to be present


RTKL has worked on luxury resorts and hotels, and now is incorporating similar design principles into hospitals

RTKL Associates

Lancaster General Hospital MRI roomChildren’s Medical Center, Dallas

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-focus on designing hospitals using sustainable and local materials.- meant to feel more like holistic spas rather then hospitals-The spaces integrate medicine practice with,

“compassionate and healing design, as well as environmentally responsible architecture and interiors”-G5

Gunether 5 Architects


Maimonides Cancer Center, Brooklyn

Renfield Center at Beth Israel, NYC

Discovery Health Center- Harris, New York


Mayo ClinicRochester, MN


Priestmangoode believes that by using the same principles found in airports, first-class air cabins, and hotel rooms, better,

more efficient patient environments could be achieved.

Priestmangoode “Health Manifesto”

“ By choosing the right materials, colors and lighting, they can be designed to be more appealing environments that can ultimately help a patient’s recovery. And the beauty is, they don’t need to cost more.” - Priestmangoode


Inspiration for low-cost, efficient models: Priestmangoode Hotel Room for ETAP-

“Cheap dosen’t mean poor quality”

Sink designed for ETAP Hotel, made from central column

that features electics, water, internet/phone cabling, with

mirror and desk built in.

Inspiration for “Smarter, more multifunctional Use of

Space”

Images & Concepts from the “Health Manifesto”

Inspiration for privacy: design of first class Swiss airline. “Privacy in every space, for every patient”


Priestmangoode “Recovery Lounge”


“Our focus is to change the current healthcare paradigm to include integrative medicine and promote patient advocacy. We must treat the patient with the same passion we treat the disease by combining western science with nutrition, yoga and eastern healing practices.”

- Urban Zen Foundation

Urban Zen Foundation


-These new hospital designs are meant to be more then aesthetically pleasing. They are meant to bring a sense of healing and wellness to the patients.

-Healing spaces and calming interiors aid in the treatment process, and allow the patient in many cases to even recover at a faster rate.

-Healthcare should come first in our lives, and in the lives of those we care for- this should begin with good design.

Conclusion


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White Paper, "Healing Environments in Health Care" Presentation