title: Patient-centered healthcare design.
abstract: Patient-centered care focuses on the patient's and family's experience in the hospital, and the design of the healthcare environment should support the patient-centered care concept. The purpose of this facility design department is to expand nurse leaders' knowledge and competencies in health facility design and enable them to take leadership roles in design efforts. This article focuses on healthcare design guiding principles and features to support organizational cultural initiatives such as patient- and family-centered care and Planetree.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, San Diego State University and Research & Professional Development, Sharp Metro Campus, California, USA. jstichler@aol.com
authors.forename: Jaynelle F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Stichler
mesh_terms: D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D006272:Health Facility Environment; D006801:Humans; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D014481:United States