A Two Stage Heuristics for Improvement of Existing Multi Floor Healthcare Facility Layout
Author(s): El Kady, A., Sami, S. A., Eldeib, A. M.
Added September 2017
Sustainable healthcare facilities: Reconciling bed capacity and local needs
2017
International Journal of Sustainable Built Environment
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 6
Pages 54-68
Author(s): Pantzartzis, E., Edum-Fotwe, F. T., Price, A. D. F.
Added February 2017
Beyond Ebola treatment units: severe infection temporary treatment units as an essential element of Ebola case management during an outbreak
2017
BMC Infectious Diseases
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 17
Pages 124
Author(s): Janke, C., Heim, K. M., Steiner, F., Massaquoi, M., Gbanya, M. Z., Frey, C., Froeschl, G.
Added February 2017
Post-Occupancy Evaluation of a Mental Healthcare Facility Based on Staff Perceptions of Design Innovations
2017
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 10
Pages 121-135
Author(s): Kalantari, S., Snell, R.
Post-occupancy evaluation (POE) is a research method for gathering information on the effectiveness of new architectural designs in healthcare environments. POE can help healthcare providers and designers gauge whether or not a given design is achieving its intended purpose. Since evidence-based designs are becoming more widely implemented in a variety of healthcare environments, POE could prove useful in many different departmental contexts. The authors note that the application of POE in research focusing on mental healthcare facilities is rare, signaling a need for exploration
Added February 2017
Towards a building typology and terminology for Irish hospitals
2017
Irish Journal of Medical Science
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 186
Pages 1-16
Author(s): Grey, T., Kennelly, S., de Freine, P., Mahon, S., Mannion, V., O'Neill, D.
Added February 2017
A large-scale survey of inpatient suicides: comparison between medical and psychiatric settings
2017
Psychiatry Research
Journal Article
Author(s): Inoue, K., Kawanishi, C., Otsuka, K., Cho, Y., Shiraishi, M., Ishii, T., Onishi, H., Hirayasu, Y.
Added February 2017
Outpatient clinic layout design accounting for flexible policies
Author(s): Vahdatzad, V., Griffin, J.
Added January 2017
Separate Medication Preparation Rooms Reduce Interruptions and Medication Errors in the Hospital Setting: A Prospective Observational Study
2016
Journal of Patient Safety
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 17
Pages e161-e168
Author(s): Huckels-Baumgart, S., Baumgart, A., Buschmann, U., Schüpfer, G., Manser, T.
Errors and interruptions are commonplace during medication preparation procedures in healthcare environments. One study found that one interruption occurred for every 3.2 drugs administered during nurses’ medication rounds.
Added December 2016
A Scoping Literature Review of Dementia-Friendly Hospital Design
2016
The Gerontologist
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 57
Pages e62-e74
Author(s): Parke, B., Boltz, M., Hunter, K. F., Chambers, T., Wolf-Ostermann, K., Adi, M. N., Feldman, F., Gutman, G.
Added December 2016
The physical environment, activity and interaction in residential care facilities for older people: a comparative case study
2016
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 31
Pages 727-738
Author(s): Nordin, S., McKee, K., Wallinder, M., von Koch, L., Wijk, H., Elf, M.
Added December 2016
Secondary exposure risks to patients in an airborne isolation room: Implications for anteroom design
2016
Building and Environment
Journal Article
Author(s): Mousavi, E. S., Grosskopf, K. R.
Previous research has shown that negatively pressurized Airborne Infectious Isolation Rooms (AIIRs) can protect hospitals from fatal airborne pathogens such as tuberculosis. But this use of negative pressurization can simultaneously increase the chances of isolated patients contracting secondary infections, or healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs), caused by air blowing in from adjacent spaces. Research is needed to better assess the actual likelihood of secondary infections occurring in these scenarios so that steps can be taken to mitigate these risks.
Added December 2016
Healthy Built Environment Linkages: A Toolkit for Design - Planning - Health
2014
PHSA Population & Public Health team under the leadership of the Healthy Built Environment Alliance (HBEA)
Report
Author(s): Provincial Health Services Authority
Added August 2016
"Let's Sit Forward": Investigating Interprofessional Communication, Collaboration, Professional Roles, and Physical Space at EmergiCare
2016
Health Communication
Journal Article
Issue 12
Volume 31
Pages 1506-1516
Author(s): Dean, M., Gill, R., Barbour, J. B.
Due to the fact that emergency department (ED) caregivers are constantly involved in interprofessional, knowledge-intensive conversations, effective modes of communication necessarily play a key role in promoting patient health and safety. Previous studies have explored how the physical environment directly affects modes of communication, and how these two dimensions of the healthcare environment constantly intersect with each other.
Added August 2016
Integration of primary health services: being put together does not mean they will work together
2014
BMC Research Notes
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 7
Pages 1-10
Author(s): Lawn, S., Lloyd, A., King, A., Sweet, L., Gum, L.
Added July 2016
The Creation of a Behavioral Health Unit as Part of the Emergency Department: One Community Hospital's Two-Year Experience
2005
Journal of Emergency Nursing
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 31
Pages 548-554
Author(s): Lewis, C., Sierzega, G., Haines, D.
Added July 2016
Exploring Environmental Variation in Residential Care Facilities for Older People
2016
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 10
Pages 49-65
Author(s): Nordin, S., McKee, K., Wijk, H., Elf, M.
Added June 2016
A mixed integer programming formulation for solving operating theatre layout problem: A multi-goal approach
Author(s): Chraibi, A., Kharraja, S., Osman, I. H., Elbeqqali, O.
Added June 2016
A Framework for Genetic Algorithm Application in Hospital Facility Layout Design
2012
IUP Journal of Operations Management
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 11
Pages 16
Author(s): Ibrahim, A.
Added June 2016
Design to improve visibility: Impact of corridor width and unit shape
2016
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 9
Pages 35-49
Author(s): Hadi, K., Zimring, C.
Added June 2016
The effect of hospital layout on caregiver-patient communication patterns
Author(s): Pachilova, R., Sailer, K.
This article suggests that the field of evidence-based design (EBD), which considers information from case evaluations and credible research during design-related decision processes, has only marginally examined hospital layouts and their effects. As a result, this study attempts to build on the tradition of “Space Syntax” research, which is a theory that explores how space controls and generates encounters between inhabitants and visitors of certain spaces and how these two groups engage in communication.
Added June 2016
