The Patient Room: what is the ideal solution? - Cornell University

The Patient Room: a
complicated web of issues
The previous diagram provides insight into the vast array of components that make
up a patient room and the different issues it presents and groups it affects. Within
this web, however, there is great overlap, which only further complicates the
discussion of the hospital patient room. The following diagram highlights just a few
out of a great deal of topic/issue overlap that the patient room creates in
healthcare debate. For this reason, the following presentation has narrowed its
focus to just 3 ‘hot’ topics as a means of exploring the inner-workings of the patient
room. These topics were chosen as a result of the great building boom occurring in
the healthcare world, which makes the intention behind the design and construction
of the modern patient room more important than ever.
Hot Topics:
• Infection Control in the Patient Room
• Single vs. Multi-Patient Rooms
• Evidence-Based Design and the Patient Room 6