Evidence for Design of Intensive Care Units (icus)
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Title: Environmental Correlates of Efficiency and Safety in Emergency Departments Funds: Academy of Architecture for Health Foundation (AAHF) Research Grant and Herman Miller Grant Period: January 2010 to October 2012 Collaborators: Herman Miller, Synurgy Healthcare Solutions Location: Four emergency departments in large US hospitals Findings: 16 domains of physical design decisions influence safety, efficiency, or both in the ED: 1.entrance and patient waiting, 2.traffic management, 3.sub-waiting or internal waiting areas, 4.triage, 5.exam/treatment area configuration, 6.exam/treatment area centralization versus decentralization, 7.exam/treatment room standardization, 8.adequate space, 9.nurse work space, 10.physician work space, 11.adjacencies and access, 12.equipment room, 13.psych room, 14.staff de-stressing room, 15.hallway width, and 16.results waiting area.
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