Design that cares : planning health facilities for patients and visitors /
Janet R. Carpman and Myron A. Grant.
- 2nd ed.
- San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c1993.
- xvii, 310 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Originally published by American Hospital Publishing, 1993; "Reprinted by Jossey-Bass Inc. with ISBN 0-7879-5739-9"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-301) and index.
Part 1. The need for humanistic, information-based design -- 1. Introduction -- 2. A look at current health facility design research -- Part 2. A journey through the facility: Achieving design that cares -- 3. Arrival and exterior wayfinding -- 4. Interior wayfinding and the circulation system -- 5. Waiting and reception areas -- 6. Diagnostic and treatment areas -- 7. Inpatient rooms and baths -- 8. Gaining access to nature -- 9. Special users -- 10. Special places and special services -- Part 3. Incorporating user needs and preferences -- 11. User participation in health care facility design -- 12. Conclusion.
Health facilities--Design and construction. Health facilities--Planning. Hospital buildings--Design and construction. Hospitals--Planning. Architecture--Human factors. Facility Design and Construction. Health Facility Planning.