title: Custom interiors. Implementing healing design concepts in a small, rural hospital.
abstract: Many words have been written and symposia presented on the concept of healing design, but less has been written on the logistics of implementation, especially at small, rural hospitals. Recently, I was put in charge of an effort to introduce the concept at one of my hospitals in Washington state, and I am pleased to share lessons from my "school of hard knocks."
authors.affiliation: Affiliated Health Services, Mount Vernon, Wash., USA. mspackman@affiliatedhealth.org
authors.forename: Michele D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Spackman
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006272:Health Facility Environment; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007324:Institutional Management Teams; D007374:Interior Design and Furnishings / Q000379:methods*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D014861:Washington