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Healthcare design

edited by Sara O. Marberry

(Wiley series in healthcare and senior living design)

John Wiley, c1997

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book covers fundamental issues in healthcare design. It provides basic information and resources for planning, designing, and furnishing cost-effective, efficient, patient-friendly facilities. It covers everything from site visits to floor coverings and provides an overview of the elements essential to creating physical environments that enhance the quality of healthcare delivery.

Table of Contents

  • DESIGN.
  • Site Visits (C. Zimring, et al.).
  • Programming (R. Cama).
  • Code Busting and Code Reinvention (B. Geddis).
  • Creative, Cost--Effective Design Strategies (K. Trimmer).
  • Implementation (B. Perkins).
  • Design Evaluation (M. Shepley).
  • PRODUCTS.
  • Ceilings (J. Mathis).
  • Furniture (T. Duffy).
  • Carpet (R. Radke).
  • Lighting (J. Horton).
  • Textiles (M. Gurian).
  • Wallcovering/Surface Design (P. Rodemann).
  • HUMAN NEEDS.
  • Designing for the Senses (W. Ruga).
  • Creating Nontoxic, Health--Enhancing Environments (A. Fuston & K. Nadel).
  • Therapeutic Effects of Landscape Architecture (J. Burnett).
  • Wayfinding (J. Carpman & M. Grant).
  • Appendices.
  • Index.

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