Architectural Response Towards Healthcare Design

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
BIMALA BASNET
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Author(s):  
Ellen Taylor ◽  
Sue Hignett

Thinking in patient safety has evolved over time from more simplistic accident causation models to more robust frameworks of work system design. Throughout this evolution, less consideration has been given to the role of the built environment in supporting safety. The aim of this paper is to theoretically explore how we think about harm as a systems problem by mitigating the risk of adverse events through proactive healthcare facility design. We review the evolution of thinking in safety as a safety science. Using falls as a case study topic, we use a previously published model (SCOPE: Safety as Complexity of the Organization, People, and Environment) to develop an expanded framework. The resulting theoretical model and matrix, DEEP SCOPE (DEsigning with Ergonomic Principles), provide a way to synthesize design interventions into a systems-based model for healthcare facility design using human factors/ergonomics (HF/E) design principles. The DEEP SCOPE matrix is proposed to highlight the design of safe healthcare facilities as an ergonomic problem of design that fits the environment to the user by understanding built environments that support the “human” factor.


2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 422-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerri Lamb ◽  
Craig Zimring ◽  
Joshua Chuzi ◽  
Diane Dutcher

2012 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 189-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joana Duarte ◽  
Arminda Guerra

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 28-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yolanda Keys ◽  
Susan R. Silverman ◽  
Jennie Evans

The purpose of this study was to collect the perceptions of design professionals and clinicians regarding design process success strategies and elements of interprofessional engagement and communication during healthcare design and construction projects. Additional objectives were to gather best practices to maximize clinician engagement and provide tools and techniques to improve interdisciplinary collaboration for future projects. Strategies are needed to enhance the design and construction process and create interactions that benefit not only the project but the individuals working to see its completion. Meaningful interprofessional collaboration is essential to any healthcare design project and making sure the various players communicate is a critical element. This was a qualitative study conducted via an online survey. Respondents included architects, construction managers, interior designers, and healthcare personnel who had recently been involved in a building renovation or new construction project for a healthcare facility. Responses to open-ended questions were analyzed for themes, and descriptive statistics were used to provide insight into participant demographics. Information on the impressions, perceptions, and opportunities related to clinician involvement in design projects was collected from nurses, architects, interior designers, and construction managers. Qualitative analysis revealed themes of clinician input, organizational dynamics, and a variety of communication strategies to be the most frequently mentioned elements of successful interprofessional collaboration. This study validates the need to include clinician input in the design process, to consider the importance of organizational dynamics on design team functioning, and to incorporate effective communication strategies during design and construction projects.


space&FORM ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (29) ◽  
pp. 23-34
Author(s):  
Jakub S. Bil ◽  
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Karolina Leicht ◽  
Kajetan Przybylski ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Ventura ◽  
Ifat Keinan-Guy ◽  
Renana Adani

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