Does Better Design Make for Better Health?
Comfortable furniture, soft lighting, art, and gardens aren’t usually the stuff of hospitals. “There’s a new generation of hospitals and clinics on the rise,” said Dana Dubbs, a health care journalist and owner of Dana Dubbs Communications. “They’re often compared to hotels.” Healthcare providers, administrators, architects and designers are embracing the idea that health care design helps patients heal. In an event sponsored by the California HealthCare Foundation, Dubbs joined Childrens Hospital Los Angeles vice president for patient care services and chief nursing officer Mary Dee Hacker, healthcare consultant Robin …
