Evidence Based Design In Hospital Design

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LITERATURE REVIEW ON SUSTAINABLE HOSPITAL DESIGN FOR PATIENT CARE
Olausson et al., (2012) conducted a study on evidence based sustainable design in a high tech hospital environment a challenge for the future. The objective of the article is to study the relationship or impact between physical environment in ICU patient room on patient recovery process and wellbeing. The study was conducted in ICU of Swedish hospital. This study is descriptive, exploratory research. Patients with critical illness and constant nursing care strong lightings and noise in the patients room affects the patients physiological parameters and health negatively. Evidence based healing environment have positive stimuli effect to make difference for patients experience. …show more content…

The objective is to discuss the role of evidence-based design in facility planning and design as a key element in helping the field of facility planning and management continue to strengthen professional practice. The descriptive exploratory design was the research method. The discussion draws was done with the relevant literature and recent research. Evidence-based design principles utilizes “best information available from research” when making design decisions and improvements in the organization’s clinical outcomes, economic performance, productivity, customer satisfaction, and cultural measures” (Hamilton, 2003) which generate the expected outcome and cost effective. the findings from a study assessing the relationship between the physical attractiveness of outpatient facilities on patients’ perceived quality of care, directions for research on facilities and their relationship to teamwork and collaboration among multi-disciplinary care teams.the issues associated with implementing evidence-based design, and suggest practice-based research to garner the benefits of systematic assessment in the context of real world time and resource constraints. Hospital design does have a significant impact upon patient and staff outcome evidence for the effects of lighting, noise, and other environmental factors on quality of care outcomes. The patients significantly …show more content…

The objective of this research is to provide insight in what sustainability is and how sustainable real estate can add value to the Dutch hospital’s primary objectives .the sustainable retail property becomes a necessary condition in terms of value creation, cost reduction, intensification of laws and regulations and Corporate Social Responsibility. a sustainable hospital organization which strives to provide a healing environment facilitated by the building.CSR links both profit and people healing environment represents the link between people and planet and the building is the link between profit and planet. The sustainable hospital building have scientific and social relevance. Sustainable strategy such as cradle to cradle is Eco effective which eliminates waste, maximizes renewable energy such as solar system and and respects humans and environment ,Waste strategy ,Avoid material consumption, Re-use ,Recycling o Proper disposal, Carbon offsets Reducing emission or increasing carbon absorption, Energy efficiency, Green building design, Alternative energy generation, Transportation,food,water and waste.A sustainable hospital building can be accomplished by taking into account all different aspects within the people, planet and profit concepts. The interrelations are the framework for a sustainable hospital building. The hospital organization has to be Corporate Social Responsible,

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