Medscape June 5, 2024
Little known fact: Florence Nightingale might have been the most famous clinician to notice and openly comment on the role of hospital design in patient care.
In her now well-known writings on nursing, Nightingale advocated for “open windows to maximize light and ventilation,” among other elements. Today, a growing group of physician-designers are paying attention to many such details — windows in patient rooms included. Their goal: To build hospitals and medical facilities where design can enhance patient and clinician well-being.
These doctors support their push for enhanced design with research. A 2010 study, “Relationship between ICU design and mortality,” for instance, found disparity among critical care patients based on their assigned rooms. Patients in rooms that were less visible...
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