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Home » Multimedia » Design Center » Letting the light in

Letting the light in

Designers bring new rays of hope to behavioral health facilities. Read the related article "Building better behavioral health care facilities."

The psychiatric medical unit at Mercy Health Saint Mary’s, Grand Rapids, Mich., features a light-filled, open floor plan and a variety of common spaces where patients can gather. | Photo courtesy of Progressive AE

Instead of a central nurses’ station, the psychiatric medical unit at Mercy Health Saint Mary’s has built-in benches for nurses using workstations on wheels, increasing nurse visibility and easing anxiety. | Photo courtesy of Progressive AE

A courtyard at Cherry Hospital, a state-run psychiatric facility in Goldsboro, N.C., brings light into the building as a key element of the design. | Photo courtesy of Perkins+Will

Solid, secured wood furnishings add to the appeal of patient rooms at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center in New York City. | Photo by Paul Warchol

Regional limestone and cherry wood give a sense of stability and warmth to Hazelden Plymouth (Minn.). | Photo by Bruce Silcox

Hazelden Plymouth (Minn.), an addiction treatment center for younger patients, features an art room, a gymnasium with climbing wall and a music room. | Photos by Bruce Silcox

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