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From ICU to I See You


Small things make a big difference in healthcare
On May th on a flight back home after a speaking engagement in Atlantic City I suddenly fell ill I was too weak to walk and I had to be taken off the airplane in a wheelchair and brought to my local ER The following morning I was transported by ambulance to the Intensive Care Unit ICU at Beth Is...
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Improving Patient Experience, Safety and Progression through Care Model Redesign & Lean Management System


It is the duty of care providers to realise that a hospital is more than a business it is an imperative service to patients and families and supporting them morally at the most challenging and critical times of their lives are our duty Apart from keeping patients informed and engaged mollifying the...
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Environmental Safety in Hospitals


Hospitals are representative of complex environment in which different aspects including patients staff equipment services and information are interfaced Maintaining a safe environment reflects a level of competent healthcare that must be fulfilled for patient safety In this context the clinical eng...
Modelling Facility and Operations in Design of and Transition to a New Healthcare Space

Modelling Facility and Operations in Design of and Transition to a New Healthcare Space


All across the world healthcare organisations face changes from their payers Insurers and governments are changing reimbursement models while the healthcare consumer the patient and their family is increasingly informed and discerning This pace of change is driving the need for improvement in health...
Lean Operational Planning in the Design of Ambulatory Care Centers

Lean Operational Planning in the Design of Ambulatory Care Centers


For high quality building
The subject of ambulatory care setting continues to grow and provides a much needed resource for urgent care primary care and speciality practices Ambulatory care centres can provide better access for patients and increase efficiencies in healthcare arena Design changes to these centres can be impac...
Environmental Impacts for Healthcare Sustainability

Environmental Impacts for Healthcare Sustainability


At Gundersen Health System we define health of the populations we serve to include physical and mental health social wellbeing and the fiscal health of our communities We are so convinced that this should be a part of responsible healthcare and thus been embedded in our strategic plan and is a measu...
Creating a System for Safety

Creating a System for Safety


Is the existing environment sufficiently suitable for practising a better healthcare system What measures have to be taken for better outcomes In order to build a system of safety we must first all agree as to what we mean by patient safety As with any work unless we agree to a common definition...
Toileting aids in Hospitals Reuse or Dispose?

Toileting aids in Hospitals Reuse or Dispose?


Healthcare providers are under increasing pressure in todays society populations are expanding at an unprecedented rate and many people are living longer With demand for the services on the rise hospitals strive to meet their patients needs and expectations for highquality treatment without comprom...
Dealing with Overcrowding in an Emergency Department

Dealing with Overcrowding in an Emergency Department


Using IT technologies and standardisation
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Designing Navigation Friendly Hospitals


Should the availability of easy wayfinding simply put finding ones way to a destination options in hospitals be of concern to health facility designers and executives From a broader perspective of patient wellbeing it makes sense that patients visitors and family member
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