The layout and features of a surgical patient’s hospital room appear to have an impact on their clinical outcome, according to new single-center study data presented this week at the American College ...

Billions of dollars are invested in the design and construction of health care facilities each year, but few studies have evaluated the impact of hospital room design. Single-site study at the ...

In the United States, one third of babies are born by cesarean delivery; but up to 45% of these surgeries may not medically indicated. The rates of cesarean delivery vary dramatically from hospital to ...

WASHINGTON, February 7, 2023 – A group of researchers recently modeled the transmission of COVID-19 within an isolation room at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London, U.K. Their goal was to explore ...

Amanda Noth-Matchett, chief nursing officer for the adult academic health center at IU Health, says room design was planned with the goal to “support patient care for the next 100 years.” (IBJ ...

GRAND FORKS – Throughout the years-long process of planning and designing Altru Health System’s new hospital, the design team regularly referred back to five guiding principles: community, world-class ...

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Certain hospital room features, such as having a window view and distance from a nursing station, may influence clinical outcomes after undergoing high-risk operations, according to research findings ...