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Rural Healthcare Facilities as Communitiy Health Centers Design for rural patients’ psychological well-being and positive patient experience
Topic of Research: Design for Rural Patients’ Psychological Well-Being and Positive Patient Experience KEY RESEARCH FINDINGS Factors that impact patient well-being: Access to high quality services, great staff, and affordable services are the main factors that influence how a patient’s experience will be. Rural areas typically struggle with having sufficient staff and resources to serve the community adequately.
Healthcare Facilities as Community Hubs: Many rural hospitals are the largest employer in the area and also become hubs for other members of the tigh-knit communities to gather. With access to affordable food, many critical access hospitals are popular eating spots for people in the community.
Lack of focus on Wholistic Health: In rural communities there tends to be a lack of importance placed on continuing wholistic health. Many people in these communities lack the opportunity for education on important aspects of health such as maintaining a healthy diet, exercise routine, and how to maintain good mental health.
Problem Statement: “How can rural communities utilize health care facilities to both promote healthy lifestyles for its patients while also bringing the surrounding community together as a whole?” KEY DESIGN PROBLEMS Focus on Illness: Community Health: Many healthcare facilities are focused on illness instead of continuing Little to no public space offered for community use which makes it less wellness, in rural healthcare facilities especially, which can deter patients likely for community members to visit. to maintain good health.
Financially Sustainable: Rural Hospitals tend to only have a single income from health services, making it difficult to be financially sustainable in rural areas.
Case Study: Patterson Health Center, Anthony, Kansas The Patterson Health Center is a merger of two critical access hospitals in Harper and Anthony Kansas. Each hospital was struggling to stay financially viable, and through a generous donation, were able to develop a shared facility directly in between the two towns and also adjacent to the shared high school. PROJECT DESIGN GOALS:
FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY RURAL ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE EMPHASIS ON WELLNESS
Communitiy Health Centers
Design for rural patients’ psychological well-being and positive patient experience ENVD 5386
Acute Care Design
ARCH 600
Evidence Based Design
Team Members:
Molly Knake & Garret Heibeck Professors: Dr. Debajyoti Pati, Dr. Hui Cai FALL 2020
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