Designing Staff Spaces

In a series called Top Five, Healthcare Design Magazine asks leading healthcare design professionals to share leading healthcare design trends.

Here, Deb Sheehan – executive director, client strategies leader, at CannonDesign (Chicago), shares one of her top five thoughts – the importance of designing staff spaces. See Deb’s remaining top five thoughts. 

Renewed focus on employee spaces

The need to design healthcare spaces that create incredible patient experiences has accelerated at a seemingly faster rate than the need to create incredible staff experiences. But, now more organizations are redirecting their attention to designing staff spaces. For example, Southwest General Health Center’s new Pandrangi Tower in Middleburg Heights, Ohio, offers open-air balconies on all floors so employees can step outside for fresh air and sunlight throughout the day. The University of Minnesota Health’s Clinics & Surgery Center in Minneapolis features a multistory staff lounge with an atrium, cafeteria, meeting space, and access to natural daylight. This renewed focus is inspiring and impacting healthcare spaces across the country.

Source: http://www.healthcaredesignmagazine.com/article/take-five-deb-sheehan