...Maryam Saeidi; Mahsa Delshad Siyahkali; Hossein Moradinasab; Gholamhossein Naseri Purpose This study aims to explore how users’ movement is influenced by different hospital ward layouts, by using space syntax theory. This study also compared four circulation patterns to find the best one...

... Title 1 Altman and Wohlwill, 1983 Behavior and the Natural Environment 2 Andritsch et al., 2013 The ethics of space, design and color in an oncology ward 3 Aripin, 2006 Healing architecture: a study on the physical aspects of healing environment in hospital design 4...

... (i.e. room type) and psychosocial (i.e. kindness of roommates and extraversion) aspects on the patients’ experience (i.e. pleasantness of the room, anxiety, sleep quality) in multi-bedded rooms in an oncology ward. Design/methodology/approach A group of 84 hospitalized oncology patients completed...

... of this paper is to describe the process of validation and weighting of an evidence-informed framework for the quality assessment of hospital facilities from social, environmental and organizational perspectives to complement other assessments. Design/methodology/approach Sustainable High-quality Healthcare...

...Joseph Lai; P.L. Yuen Purpose This paper aims to report on a study that aims to establish a list of systematically classified key performance indicators (KPIs) that are useful for hospital facilities management (FM). Design/methodology/approach A review of literature was conducted to identify...

...Daryl May Purpose This research aims to investigate the implementation of the new ward housekeeper role in a hospital setting. The purpose is to propose a model to demonstrate how facilities management (FM) departments and clinical ward teams work together effectively to deliver catering...

...Christian Koch; Geir Karsten Hansen; Kim Jacobsen Purpose Digital practices of facility management (FM) are undergoing transformation. Several Nordic countries have ambitious hospital-building projects, driven by large public clients with long-term experience of operating complex building campuses...

...Jori Reijula; Virpi Ruohomäki Purpose This study assessed employees’ perceptions of their hospital work environment, its quality and functionality, as well as their satisfaction and well-being both before and after relocation within the hospital campus. Design/methodology/approach The study...

...John Fard; Kathy O. Roper; Jeremy Hess Purpose This study aims to evaluate home-hospital implications for facility management (FM) and, in particular, ED crowding. Home-hospital programs, in which select patients receive hospital-level care at home, can extend hospital facility capacity. Emergency...

... and 1950s (Nuffield Provincial Hospitals Trust & University of Bristol, 1956). Yet, a comprehensive review of the studies on nursing unit layouts has not yet been written. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to provide a framework for an integrative review, and then use the framework to review...

...Jane Frances Carthey Purpose – The Australasian Health Facility Guidelines (AusHFG) project was initiated in 2005 by the Australian State and Territory Health Departments, and the New Zealand Ministry of Health to guide hospital development in the Australasian region. This paper shares...

...Arshad Ali JAVED; Patrick T.I. Lam; Albert P.C. Chan Purpose – Social infrastructure projects such as hospitals are increasingly being procured through public private partnerships (PPP). Due to their complex nature and very high operational requirements, these healthcare projects need special...

... to improve core (health) business activities. Design/methodology/approach – Based on current available toolkits, a questionnaire is issued to healthcare users (staff) in a public hospital about their level of agreement in relation to these elements. Statistical analysis is conducted to regroup...

...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...

...Francis W.H. Yik; Joseph H.K. Lai; P.L. Yuen Purpose The paper aims to describe a research study on the impacts of different facility service procurement methods on the perceived performance of hospital engineering services (HES). The procurement methods examined include in‐house organization...

...Halim Boussabaine; Samer Sliteen; Orlando Catarina Purpose This paper aims to examine for the first time the impact of the intensity of hospital bed occupancy on healthcare facilities operational costs in France. Design/methodology/approach Research methodology is based on empirical data...

... and cultural background on people's chosen spatial location for privacy in multi‐bed wards. Design/methodology/approach A group of 79 subjects were asked to complete a questionnaire on privacy and to select preferred and disliked locations on plans of hospital wards. Spatial data were provided by space...

... investigated. These findings now need to be extended to studies involving environmental simulations, visibility and three‐dimensional awareness of spaces as experienced by hospital users. In addition further analysis will be carried out at an individual design level and the possibility of subgroups of people...

...Lisa Miller; Daryl May Purpose From December 2005, patients in the UK needing an operation will be offered a choice of four or five. These could be NHS trusts, foundation trusts, treatment centres, private hospitals or practitioners with a special interest operating within primary care...

...Kunibert Lennerts; Jochen Abel; Uwe Pfründer; Vishal Sharma Purpose Healthcare systems are very costly and the inpatient treatment in hospitals is a major part of these costs. The question is, how can greater efficiency be effected without influencing the core business of a hospital – the cure...