Why hospital design matters
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Must the environment add to my stress?
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…or could the hospital make me feel better?

Is it simply a matter of
budget constraints?
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imagination?
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the medical staff
I rely on for care…
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Planners don’t consciously set out
to create something dismal or
mediocre.

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…in case life brings the hospital into your world.

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