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Publication Date: 2004

Research Summary

The Role of the Physical Environment in the Hospital of the 21st Century: A Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity - June 2004
The hospital industry is in the throes of a major building boom:  In the next decade, an estimated $200 billion will be spent on new hospital construction across the United States.  At the same time, a new analysis of more than 600 research studies by The Center for Health Design shows a direct link between patient health and quality of care and the way a hospital is designed. This research summary was funded by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

CHER (Coalition for Health Environments Research) Paper

Color in Healthcare Environments: A Critical Review of the Reserach Literature - 2004

Many healthcare providers, designers and practitioners in the field have questioned the relationship between people and color in the environment and searched for empirical reasoning for the various color guidelines in healthcare settings. The evidence-based knowledge, however, for making informed decisions regarding color application in the designed environment has been sporadic, fragmented, conflicting, anecdotal, and loosely tested.

CHER (Coalition for Health Environments Research) Paper

The Use of Single Patient Rooms vs. Multiple Occupancy Rooms in Acute Care Environments- 2004

A study funded by The Facility Guidelines Institute. Simon Fraser University (SFU) was selected for the project, Habib Chaudhury, PhD, Assistant Professor, Gerontology Programs and Research Centre is the principal investigator.