5 Good Design Is Good Business

Modern Trends in Healthcare Facility Design

The Evolving Healthcare Market: Focus on Ambulatory Care

  • Market Driver: Special ambulatory environments are now the primary drivers of the healthcare market.

  • Beyond Basic Construction: It is no longer sufficient to merely build space and shift services out of the hospital, hoping for success.

  • Strategic Importance of Well-Positioned Outpatient Care:

    • Enhances profitability.

    • Identifies competition.

    • Best captures and holds market share.

    • Maximizes flexibility.

    • Creates brand recognition and customer loyalty.

  • Facility Standard: These specialty facilities must be as cutting-edge and advanced as their inpatient competitors.

Case Study: Texas Children's Hospital Clinical Care Center

  • Designer: FKP

  • Description: A high-performance, high-impact outpatient pediatric hospital.

  • Scale:

    • Size: 22 million sq. ft.

    • Patient Volume: Handles 33 million patients a year.

  • Impact and Achievements:

    • Increased Efficiency: The design of this sixteen-story center significantly increased the use of exam rooms from 41%41\% to 60%60\%.

    • Award Recognition: It became the first hospital to win Businessweek magazine's