• Crit Care Nurs Q · Nov 2001

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    Streamlining patient care processes through flexible room and equipment design.

    • D Gallant and K Lanning.
    • Hill-Rom Company, Batesville, Indiana, USA.
    • Crit Care Nurs Q. 2001 Nov 1;24(3):59-76.

    AbstractHospitals are planning and designing new environments to accommodate a greater concentration of critically ill patients and to permit the installation of sophisticated technology required for the care of this high-acuity population. A serious nursing shortage, customer demands for privacy and personal amenities, and cost constraints pose numerous problems in planning and design processes. The flexible, acuity-adaptable room concept has been introduced as a platform for changing care processes to achieve a cost-effective care model that fosters nursing efficiency and increased customer satisfaction.

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