Transforming the Exam Room

No longer just a place for medical exams and treatments, the exam room is also a space where consulting, learning, and person-to-person sharing happen.

Whether in a doctor's office, urgent care center, surgery center, or emergency room, exam rooms are hardworking, high-functioning spaces supporting activities and relationships that create connected, satisfying, and adequate healthcare experiences.

In changing healthcare industry, there is an increased need for a range of spaces suited to the dynamic roles and relationships that clinicians switch between during a shift. Space for collaboration. Space for focus. Space for respite.

For organizations driving improvement through their operations, clinician workplaces can be a strategic asset for increased effectiveness, which positively impacts patient care and satisfaction.

Patient rooms are intimate environments where patients, families, and clinicians come together around care. At their best, they are environments that aid a patient's recovery, improve how clinicians do jobs, and welcome family members as active participants in care.

By integrating hospitality, empowerment, and comfort throughout the space, well-designed patient rooms can provide better experiences and enhance a hospital's reputation for delivering quality care.

Instead of a "one-room-fits-all" approach, oncology treatment centers are now designed as an ecosystem of spaces to serve a wide range of people with different needs and preferences.

A suite of oncology treatment applications accommodates many scenarios, from private treatment areas to communal spaces that encourage patients to form friendships personal support networks and help humanize this segment of the healthcare journey.

Patients and their families are frequently left waiting. They were waiting to meet with their care provider, waiting for a diagnosis, and receiving information or literature. And the places where they stay are often uncomfortable and unappealing.

Instead of simply waiting, these times can be put to more productive use as places where people can connect with others, absorb information, and ready themselves for the next journey.