Design considerations for paediatric units
By Christine Guzzo Vickery, CID, EDAC and Dennis Vonasek, AIA, ACHA, CID HGA Architects and Engineers, Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
‘Young patients have unique healthcare needs that require unique design choices
fit all. Especially when the medical centre being designed is for children, from newborns to adolescents. Young patients have unique healthcare needs that require unique design choices,
W
hen planning and designing healthcare facilities, it’s important to remember: One size doesn’t
which are quite different from the design choices made in healthcare facilities for adults. The design solution isn’t simply bright primary colours and bold figures or shapes. Accommodating children’s needs to enhance their healthcare outcomes is far more nuanced and complex. Patients in a dedicated paediatric facility
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