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To decrease the potential for infection/contamination:
- Hand washing sinks in every
room as well as hand sanitizers placed throughout the facility
- Having all private rooms
reduces contact with other patients and their germs
- Decontamination rooms that
allow for steamlined handling of infectious/contaminated patients
- Outpatient departments located
closest to the entrance decreases the amount of unnecessary traffic
through inpatient areas
- On stage - off stage concept
significantly decreases cross traffic among patients, staff and supplies,
and the public
To provide overall improved safety:
- State-of-the-art access
control system, fire alarm system, and infant security system that communicate
to a central command center
To reduce the potential for falls:
- Handrails in many hallways and
other areas
- Heated sidewalks at main
public entrances
- Floor patterning in patient
rooms designed to minimize contrasts for visually impaired and elderly
To promote standardization of care
to all patients:
- All rooms designed the same -
equipment in same location, etc.
- Standardization of nurse call
system throughout the hospital
To promote safe patient handling:
- Over-the-bed lift devices in
several rooms
- Use of tile instead of
carpeting to reduce push/pull effort when transporting patients
To decrease time in responding to
patient needs:
- Use of Vocera communication
devices
To promote the health and
well-being of patients, staff, visitors, others:
- Non-smoking campus
- Increased indoor air quality
through low-emitting materials and increased ventilation rates
To promote patient-centered care:
- Family/visitor accommodations
encourage the presence of a patient advocate - family takes an active role
in care process
To promote ease of access:
- Adjacency to M-6 expressway
increases access to patients
- Outpatient departments located
closest to the entrance decreases the amount of unnecessary traffic
through inpatient areas