title: Design with dignity.
abstract: Adapting facilities to accomodate obese patients calls for thoughtful design that allows for comfort flexibility and safety--and, above all, is respectful to the individual.
authors.forename: Terese Hudson
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Thrall
mesh_terms: D049088:Bariatrics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001513:Beds / Q000592:standards; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards*; D015285:Hospital-Patient Relations; D006801:Humans; D017770:Lifting; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery; D010362:Patients' Rooms / Q000592:standards*; D010550:Personal Space; D018907:Privacy; D014038:Toilet Facilities / Q000592:standards; D014910:Wheelchairs / Q000592:standards