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Hospital Outdoor Spaces: User Experience and Implications for Design
Victrine Tseung1, Lee Verweel2, Martha Harvey1
1Campus Development, 27375West Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
HERD
|October 19, 2021
Summary
Hospital outdoor spaces significantly enhance patient recovery by offering a healing environment and a focus beyond illness. Thoughtful design and programming of these spaces are crucial for optimizing the patient experience in post-acute care settings.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Design
- Patient Experience
- Environmental Psychology
Background:
- Hospital outdoor spaces are integral to healthcare facility design.
- Evidence suggests green spaces in hospitals promote healing.
- User perspectives on outdoor space impact are under-researched.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore user perspectives on hospital outdoor spaces.
- To understand the impact on patient experience in post-acute care.
- To identify design and programming elements influencing healing.
Main Methods:
- Semi-structured interviews with users (patients, family, staff).
- Study conducted as part of a hospital pre-occupancy evaluation.
- Data analyzed using inductive thematic analysis.
Main Results:
- 74 individuals participated (inpatients, outpatients, family, staff, volunteer).
- Theme 1: Outdoor spaces aid healing by shifting focus from illness.
- Theme 2: Healthcare space design influences access to beneficial outdoor areas.
- Theme 3: Outdoor programming supports healing and recovery.
Conclusions:
- User perspectives highlight the value of hospital outdoor spaces.
- Design elements are key to positively influencing the patient experience.
- Outdoor spaces contribute significantly to healing and recovery in post-acute settings.
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