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Patient satisfaction influences design
See how hospitals are improving their physical environments to help boost HCAHPS scores. Read the related article "Building patient satisfaction."
Noise-reduction measures such as soffits, offset patient doors and ceiling and floor treatments at Enloe Medical Center’s new Magnolia Tower have contributed to an HCAHPS “quiet at night” score increase of more than 20 percent. | Image courtesy of Enloe Medical Center
The maternity ward in Enloe Medical Center's new Magnolia Tower uses vinyl flooring and acoustic tiles on the ceiling to help reduce noise. | Image courtesy of Enloe Medical Center
A rendering of New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center’s forthcoming David H. Koch Center demonstrates ideas based on patient satisfaction like soothing colors and materials. | Image courtesy of NewYork-Presbyterian
Parkview Regional Medical Center's unit layouts are designed with reduced walking distances, to allow caregivers to be more responsive to patient needs. | image provided by HKS, Inc./photography by Ed LaCasse
Parkview Regional Medical Center’s patient rooms include increased storage for patients and families. | Image provided by HKS, Inc./photography by Ed LaCasse
Cape Coral Hospital’s grounds include a teaching garden donated by the American Heart Association. | Image courtesy of Lee Memorial Health System
South Shore Hospital’s new orthopedics unit has wide hallways with natural light and nurses’ stations placed close to patient rooms. | Image courtesy of South Shore Hospital