Features being incorporated...

Features being incorporated into patient room design
Wireless technologies for staff	61%
Individual room temperature control	58
In-room sink (separate from the patient bathroom)	48
Computerized provider order entry (CPOE)	43
Larger room size for single patient room (200 square feet or more)	42
Wireless technologies for patients	39
Bar coding for medication administration	38
In-room family areas	37
Specialty lighting for added comfort and safety	35
Same-handed room design with same hookups and equipment integration	34
Patient lifts for transfer (e.g., bedside, toilet)	33
Patient bedside control of lighting levels, temperature and electronic window shades	32
Rooms with a view of nature	30
Bedside computers for patients	30
Bathroom proximity to bedside (with railing on bed headwall leading into bathroom)	26
Universal room design (acuity-adaptable room)	23
Flex-up room provisions (private to semiprivate)	18

Features being incorporated to improve delivery of services to patients and families
Closer proximity for related services (e.g., surgical ICU adjacent to OR)	39%
Family/social spaces on each floor (i.e., public space with family room)	38
Transportation and ease of access (i.e., valet parking)	34
Health information resource center and library for patients and visitors	29
Dedicated children’s playrooms	25
Separate corridors for patients and public (provides patient privacy)	25

Features being incorporated into facilities design to address disasters, terrorism and mass casualties
Advanced security/lockdown systems	53%
Additional generator capacity	46
Expanded emergency communications systems	41
Additional fuel and emergency supply storage	36
Extra space for decontamination/mass casualties	35
Additional UPS capacity	34
Enhanced air pressure control and isolation capabilities	33
Placement of exterior air intakes	29
Reconfiguration of air-handling units	29
Remote data center	22
Generator relocation/protection	19

Source: Health Facilities Management/ASHE 2008 Construction Survey

This article 1st appeared in the March 2008 issue of HHN Magazine.

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