The medical mall design as an answer to hospital cost control.
Reorganizing the hospital's inpatient and outpatient services for the convenience of patients and to decrease acute care costs is becoming a necessary strategy under prospective pricing. Two architectural planners discuss the health care mall concept and the benefits of segregating ambulatory and ancillary services.
D005160:Facility Design and Construction / Q000639:trends*; D006268:Health Facilities; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics; D008494:Medical Office Buildings; D014481:United States