2016 health care architecture
HONOR ROLL
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innesota Physician’s 2016 Health Care Architecture Honor Roll recognizes 11 outstanding projects. This year’s Honor Roll projects include new or renovated clinics, emergency departments, surgery centers, hospitals, a therapy clinic, and a birth center in urban, suburban, and Greater Minnesota. The medical services range from routine clinic visits to specialized care. Populations served include the standard roster of patients seen at outpatient clinics and hospitals as well as specialized groups — such as children, adolescents, and mothers. Although the facilities differ in intended use and population served, they share a focus on providing a healing environment, efficient design and floor plans, and natural materials. Many projects incorporated the onstage/offstage operational model to separate patient areas from staff areas. A child psychiatric hospital worked to break down barriers between patients and staff through design and a children’s therapy center built a bright and inviting super gym large enough to accommodate multiple therapy sessions at once. Minnesota Physician Publishing thanks all those who participated in the 2016 Honor Roll.
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MINNESOTA PHYSICIAN JUNE 2016