If you haven't analyzed and corrected why your hospital is only getting 10% of stroke patients to full recovery, then you have nothing to base any new design upon. Unless you want us to accept the failure of the status quo? Personally I'd prefer firing whole hospitals starting at the top with the board of directors if they don't even know how much of a failure they are to stroke patients.
EXPRESS: Why hospital design matters: A narrative review of built environments research relevant to stroke care
Abstract
Healthcare facilities are among the most expensive buildings to construct, maintain, and operate. How building design can best support healthcare services, staff, and patients is important to consider. In this narrative review we outline why the healthcare environment matters and describe areas of research focus and current built environment evidence that supports health care in general and stroke care in particular. Ward configuration, corridor design, and staff station placements can all impact care provision, staff and patient behaviour. Contrary to many new ward design approaches, single bed rooms are neither uniformly favoured, nor strongly evidence-based, for people with stroke. Green spaces are important both for staff (helping to reduce stress and errors), patients and relatives, although access to, and awareness of, these and other communal spaces is often poor. Built environment research specific to stroke is limited but increasing and we highlight emerging collaborative multi-stakeholder partnerships (Living Labs) contributing to this evidence base. We believe that involving engaged and informed clinicians(Why not patients?) in design and research will help shape better hospitals of the future.
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