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A multidimensional framework for assessing patient room configurations.

Debajyoti Pati¹, Thomas E Harvey, Evelyn Reyers

¹HKS, Inc., Dallas, TX 75201, USA. dpati@hksinc.com

|December 17, 2010

Summary

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A new framework helps assess patient room designs by evaluating safety, efficiency, and comfort. Outboard bathroom locations and footwall placement are recommended for optimal patient room configurations.

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Area of Science:

Healthcare design and architecture
Patient safety and experience research
Hospital facility planning

Background:

The optimal placement of bathrooms in inpatient rooms is a critical design consideration.
Existing literature lacks a comprehensive framework for evaluating room configurations influenced by bathroom location.
Variations in room layout significantly impact various aspects of patient care and staff workflow.

Purpose of the Study:

To present a multidimensional assessment framework for patient room configurations.
To categorize 23 critical issues across six domains: patient safety, staff efficiency, circulation, infection control, patient considerations, and family amenities.
To utilize the framework for ranking issues and evaluating alternative room designs.

Main Methods:

A symposium involving 14 experts from four institutions was convened in May 2007.
Six distinct patient room configurations were assessed, varying in bathroom handedness, location (outboard, inboard, nested), and placement (footwall, headwall).
Experts ranked issues by importance, rated configurations on a suitability scale, and provided overall assessments.

Main Results:

Outboard bathroom configurations were rated as the most suitable.
Nested and inboard bathroom locations followed in suitability.
Footwall bathroom placements were consistently rated higher than headwall locations.

Conclusions:

The developed framework provides a structured approach to evaluating patient room configurations.
Outboard and footwall bathroom placements are suggested for improved room design.
The framework should be applied contextually to determine the best configuration for specific healthcare settings.