Design Details for Health

Praise for Design Details for Health "e;Cynthia Leibrock and Debra Harris have developed a vitally important reference. They draw upon and compile a rich source of evidence that supports the application of specific research-based details for particular health-related settings."e; From the Foreword by Dr. Wayne Ruga, AIA, FIIDA, Hon. FASID The revised edition on implementing design details to improve today's health care facilities an inspiring, comprehensive guide In this significantly revised second edition, Cynthia Leibrock and Debra Harris offer up-to-date information on design details that can improve patient outcomes and user experience by returning authority to the patient, along with fascinating case studies and research demonstrating the positive role design can play in reducing health care costs. Design Details for Health, Second Edition offers contemporary examples showing how design can improve patient comfort and independence, and demonstrates how to design highly functional health care facilities that operate at peak performance. The book addresses a range of health care facility types including hospitals, ambulatory care, wellness centers, subacute care and rehabilitation, adult day care and respite, assisted living, hospice, dementia care, and aging in place. This Second Edition includes: The latest research, which was only anecdotal in nature as recently as a decade ago, illustrating how design through evidence produces measurable outcomes Real-world case studies of a range of excellent health care facilities that have been designed and built in the twenty-first century Updated contributions with leading practitioners, researchers, and providers conveying how design has a positive impact on health care delivery When design empowers rather than disables, everybody wins. Sensitive to the needs of both patients and providers, Design Details for Health, Second Edition is essential reading for today's architects, interior designers, facility managers, and health care professionals.

Praise for Design Details for Health"Cynthia Leibrock and Debra Harris have developed a vitallyimportant reference. They draw upon and compile a rich source ofevidence that supports the application of specific research-baseddetails for particular health-related settings."--From theForeword by Dr. Wayne Ruga, AIA, FIIDA, Hon. FASIDThe revised edition on implementing design details to improvetoday's health care facilities--an inspiring, comprehensiveguideIn this significantly revised second edition, Cynthia Leibrockand Debra Harris offer up-to-date information on design detailsthat can improve patient outcomes and user experience by returningauthority to the patient, along with fascinating case studies andresearch demonstrating the positive role design can play inreducing health care costs. Design Details for Health, SecondEdition offers contemporary examples showing how design can improvepatient comfort and independence, and demonstrates how to designhighly functional health care facilities that operate at peakperformance. The book addresses a range of health care facilitytypes including hospitals, ambulatory care, wellness centerssubacute care and rehabilitation, adult day care and respiteassisted living, hospice, dementia care, and aging in place. ThisSecond Edition includes:* The latest research, which was only anecdotal in nature asrecently as a decade ago, illustrating how design through evidenceproduces measurable outcomes* Real-world case studies of a range of excellent health carefacilities that have been designed and built in the twenty-firstcentury* Updated contributions with leading practitioners, researchersand providers conveying how design has a positive impact on healthcare deliveryWhen design empowers rather than disables, everybody wins.Sensitive to the needs of both patients and providers, DesignDetails for Health, Second Edition is essential reading for today'sarchitects, interior designers, facility managers, and health careprofessionals.

A List of Checklists and Special Topics.Foreword.Acknowledgments.Part One. Long-Term Care.1. Assisted Living.2.Caring for People with Dementia.3. Home Health Care.4. Hospice.5. Subacute Care and Rehabilitation.Part Two. Ambulatory Care.6. Day Care and Respite.7. Medical Offices.8. Wellness Centers.Part Three. Acute-Care Hospitals.9. Birth Centers.10. Children's Hospitals.11. Inpatient Psychiatric Units.12. General Hospitals.13. Critical Care.Index.