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Designing today's hospital for the future.

¹Genesys Health System, USA.

Journal of Healthcare Resource Management

|November 3, 1997

Summary

Genesys Health System designed a new hospital to provide a peaceful, homelike environment for patients and visitors, inspired by spiritual values. The project involved years of planning and thousands of people to create a facility that is often mistaken for a hotel.

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Area of Science:

Healthcare Design
Hospital Architecture
Patient Experience

Background:

Genesys Regional Medical Center-Health Park aimed to create a unique patient and visitor experience.
The design was inspired by the spiritual values of the Sisters of St. Joseph.
The facility needed to balance a comforting, homelike atmosphere with advanced medical care.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe the considerations involved in designing a "hospital of the future."
To showcase the successful implementation of a vision for a peaceful and comforting healthcare environment.
To detail the labor-intensive, multi-year process of hospital construction and design.

Main Methods:

The article describes the building project considerations.
It highlights the evolutionary process of design and construction.
It emphasizes the collaborative effort involving thousands of people over several years.

Main Results:

A 379-bed inpatient hospital was successfully designed and built.
The facility features a serene, sky-lit atrium with natural elements and artistic finishes.
The hospital successfully creates a peaceful, comforting, and homelike setting, often mistaken for a hotel.

Conclusions:

Achieving a vision for a futuristic hospital requires a significant, labor-intensive undertaking.
The design successfully integrates aesthetic and comforting elements into a healthcare setting.
The project demonstrates a successful model for creating patient-centered hospital environments.

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