...Beste Aykut; Berk Aykut Purpose This study aims to examine the evolution of hospital architecture and its impact on healthcare delivery, emphasizing the relationship between design, medical efficacy and patient outcomes. Design/methodology/approach Through historical analysis, this study...

...Steven Call Purpose The purpose of this study was to better understand the state of the healthcare facility management (FM) workforce and trends and how it compares to the nonhealthcare industries. Design/methodology/approach A survey was developed, based on relevant literature, regarding...

... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Healthcare Privacy Post occupancy evaluation This study was guided by the exploratory question of how different locations in internal medicine corridors attract different types of activities that visitors engage in while waiting. After initial...

... to implement BIM for the in-use phase of hospital buildings. Organisational performance Healthcare Information integration Built asset management Building information modelling Asset maintenance The way we look at our buildings and other physical assets, such as plant and equipment, has changed...

...Riikka Kyrö; Antti Peltokorpi; Karlos Artto Purpose This paper aims to increase understanding on how co-locating in a multi-firm campus setting could be of value to healthcare organizations. Design/methodology/approach The paper presents a qualitative case study of two health campuses...

... Simulation Healthcare Facility management Computer simulation Hospitals The difficulties resulting from emergency department (ED) boarding, or retention of admitted patients in the ED while they wait for hospital beds, are widely considered a major cause of ED crowding and have been well...

...Rana Sagha Zadeh; Xiaodong Xuan; Mardelle M. Shepley Purpose Healthcare projects face multiple obstacles in achieving sustainability. This paper aims to provide information regarding the energy consumption of healthcare facilities, to identify barriers to sustainability and to suggest methods...

...Kathy O. Roper; Arya Sedehi; Baabak Ashuri Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze a conceptual framework to identify significant benefit and cost attributes of a radio-frequency identification (RFID) system for asset tracking in healthcare facilities. Sources of value function for RFID...

...Jan Golembiewski; Nathan H. Perkins Purpose Participation by patients, staff and visitors in healthcare design and planning offers multiple benefits in addressing the complex challenges of creating salutary environments for hospital patients, staff and visitors. The purpose of this paper...