Healthcare Radius – December 2018

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INFRASTRUCTURE

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   rooms, group
   seating with
   integration of
   landscape and
   privacy panels
   should be
   looked at.

BY TEAM HR

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Furniture for healing

Furniture can help reduce patients’ anxieties and create

uplifting and healing spaces, says Sudheera Mure,

Associate Director-Interiors, KGD Architects

ensure each patient’s comfort, privacy, dig-

nity and respect and help build lasting pa-

tient relationships. Appropriate furniture

selection helps reduce patients' anxieties,

integrate patient-centered care into every

corner of a facility’s environment and

create uplifting and healing spaces for

patients. It also increases the efficiency

of the staff performance and is restorative

for workers under stress.

What are the effects of choosing wrong

furniture?

If furniture is uncomfortable, then it’s likely

the one thing patients will remember about

their entire healthcare experience. Wrong

How does hospital furniture aid in healing?

Choosing the right furniture is important to

create an environment that invite, comfort

and heal. Uncertainty is a shared experi-

ence for patients and healthcare facilities

can be unsettling places for them. From the

moment they arrive, throughout their stays

and on follow-up visits, patients are making

assumptions about the care they’ll receive

and are seeking reassurances.

Healthcare environments play a critical

role in how patients interpret the quality

of their treatment and view their overall

experiences. By creating a healing, nurtur-

ing environment, a healthcare facility can

enhance its patient-centered care. It can