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Tool

Ideas to Improve Nurse-Patient Communication
August 2015 ∘ Tool

This tool provides healthcare designers and professionals with ideas on how to improve nurse-patient communication through facility design.
EDAC Advocate Firm Project

Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

September 2011 ∘ EDAC Advocate Firm Project

The goal for this project was to become a landmark facility for the delivery of outpatient services in Canada and a model of best practice and clinical integration for current and future residents of Surrey, British Columbia. To create an elder-friendly facility catering to the needs of Surrey’s growing multicultural community.
EDAC Advocate Firm Project

Benjamin & Marian Schuster Heart Hospital, Kettering, OH

September 2015 ∘ EDAC Advocate Firm Project

The goal for this project was to change a patient’s hospital experience through specific environmental design features aimed at reducing stress.
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Project Brief

Technology Delivers Improved Patient Care
March 2016 ∘ Project Brief

Learn about: the contribution technologies made to improve patient outcomes, the use of multiple technologies to improve patient care, and the strategies used by the design team to avoid creating a solitary feeling for the nurses working in a decentralized configuration.