Designing the patient room : a new approach to healthcare interiors /

"Interior architecture is the main factor in creating pleasant environments for in-patient healthcare. Whether in paediatric or geriatric wards, economic efficiency, patient well-being and staff satisfaction are increasingly the focus of treatment, healing and healthcare concepts around the wor...

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Main Author: Leydecker, Sylvia (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Basel : Birkhäuser, [2017]
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Functional areas
  • Key components of the design task
  • Old age and dementia
  • Ensuring hygiene
  • International developments and trends
  • Selected projects
  • Workflow: planning, interfaces and methods
  • Business economics, marketing and operations
  • Acknowledgements
  • About the authors
  • Illustration credits.