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INFRASTRUCTURE
- In waiting
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