Universal design concepts in the emergency department.
Universal patient bedrooms have been a design focus in healthcare settings for over a decade. The challenges among designers and healthcare organizations include the definition of universal, the application of the concept to more than simply patient bedrooms, and importantly, the long-term efficacy of the concept. This article addresses each of those challenges, first, by offering a range of definitions and then by testing the application of those definitions within an emergency department and offering case studies indicating initial successes.
Saba
Joan L
JL
NBBJ, New York, NY, USA.
Bardwell
Peter L
PL
D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction; D010362:Patients' Rooms; D014481:United States