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HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL
Mobile recliners allow infusion patients to join their guests on a patio or visit with other patients during treatment. | Photo © Aker Imaging, Houston, courtesy of WHR Architects Inc.
OCEAN MEDICAL CENTER, Brick, N.J.
Exam room items used with every patient in the new emergency care center are wall-mounted in the same location wherever possible. | Photo © Jeffrey Totaro, 2014, courtesy of WHR Architects Inc.
CHILDREN’S OF ALABAMA, Birmingham
Pediatric radiology patients have been shown to respond positively to digital displays. | Photo by Blake Marvin, courtesy of HKS
COMANCHE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL’S LEAH M. FITCH CANCER CENTER OF SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA, Lawton
Nurse stations were designed to look different from those in the acute care setting as well as provide easy movement and clear sight lines. | Photo © Aker Imaging, Houston, courtesy of WHR Architects Inc.
SIDNEY & LOIS ESKENAZI HOSPITAL, Indianapolis
Ceiling-mounted lifts are one way hospitals are working to enhance ergonomics for nurses. | Photo by Timothy Hursley, courtesy of HKS