“Some hospitals are taking evidence-based design seriously,” said Roger Ulrich, director of the Center for Health Systems and Design at Texas A&M. “Other institutions use pretty traditional design that pays lip service to the evidence. There may be high style, but the hospital is still noisy. Or the windows are too small to let much light in. There are missed opportunities.”
via Health Outcomes Driving New Hospital Design – NYTimes.com.
what is new hospital design giving every patient a single room and lots of light. that is correct! So what is new about that, well think back in the “age” the rich had their own room and lots of light cause they are high class, it is just that now, hospitals are now thinking of removing the “let everyone equal” to the new approach “let everyone be high class.” but being high class has a price… it is costly to build and maintain.
That is my annoyance, this is not innovation but just a regenerating idea what we had in the past.
