Healing By Design
A rapidly growing body of credible research strongly links patient health and overall quality of care to the way a healthcare facility is designed—including both architectural and interior design elements. This research reveals the influence of architecture and design on all aspects of healthcare including speed of patient recovery, length of hospital stays, frequency of medical errors, and rate of staff turnover.
As a result, today’s leading healthcare design professionals are using principals of evidence-based design to create a “total healing environment” for patients, families and staff. (For more information on evidence-based design, download our free
white paper
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In studying ways to reduce stress and promote healing, five key factors have been identified that can measurably improve positive outcomes for both patients and staff:
- Provide access to nature
- Reduce or eliminate environmental stressors
- Provide positive distractions
- Enable social support
- Give a sense of control
Interior designs that reflect nature and work to “bring nature indoors” play a vital role in meeting these objectives. The use of natural elements, and color palettes that reflect nature, can help create a healing atmosphere for patients and positive working environment for staff.
That’s why the DuPont™ Corian® Healing Colors Collection draws on a wide variety of colors and textures found in nature—giving you a broad range of options to complement the other elements of your design to help provide a positive impact on patient health.
