The document discusses the critical need for specifically designed bariatric facilities to address the growing obesity epidemic in the U.S., highlighting the importance of accommodating the physical and emotional needs of bariatric patients. It emphasizes key design elements such as appropriate equipment, facility accessibility, and a patient-centered approach to create a safe and dignified healing environment. The need for careful planning based on community demographics and effective use of technology for surgical procedures is also underscored to ensure high-quality care.

1. Bariatric Unit Facility Planning
In the past several decades, many women and men in the U.S.
have grown taller and are much heavier than previously. The
obesity and overweight rate have grown into an epidemic,
especially within the US health care system. Not only is this
condition impairing the men and women physically, but it is
affecting these groups mentally and emotionally. There are
specific facility designs and procedures to safeguard the health
and well-being of these patients. Two of the most important
tools for caring for these patients is the facility design and
clinical outcomes for bariatric patients. The growing size of
Americans must be addressed through the health care system,
and this begins with an appropriate facility space, the proper
equipment, adequate training, ramps, and handrails throughout
the facility. Also, the available wheelchairs, the clearance
through the facility, wider door structures, larger shower stalls,
heavy-duty handlebars, reliable heating and cooling units and
mounted revisions in the bathroom. Safety and confidence are
critical factors in the care of bariatric patients and the design of
the facility unit.
Analyze essential environmental elements considered when
designing a bariatric facility.
When all essential environmental elements are designed in a
facility a safe, respectful healing environment can be created,
and patient satisfaction and dignity can be achieved. However,
it is important not to make the patient feel different than any
other patient, even though they may have different needs. The
appropriate care should be taken to the environmental set up for
bariatric services. The environment as a whole will encompass
everything from the entryway door to the exam room, operating
room, recovery room and all the supplies needed such as scales
and scanners as well as nutritional services. “When planning for
bariatric patients, whether in long-term care or acute care
settings, caregivers will need to have access to appropriate

2. weight-rated and sized equipment” (Muir, Archer-Heese, 2009).
Differentiate the facility equipment and technology use within a
bariatric facility.
When someone is in the process of having the bariatric bypass
surgery, any and every equipment and technology is possibly
used for the surgery to be successful. The computers are used to
log in the information on the vitals, medication and then copied
or faxed to the primary doctor of any changes or concerns. The
proper lighting is crucial for the surgeon because he has to be
able to view the process, so he does not cause any serious
problems. Most bariatric surgeries performed by Lazar, a
computer is used so that the surgeon can see on the screen
where and what he needs to do during the surgery. All the
utensils that used already sterilized and prep on a medical cart
so the surgeon can reach and get whatever he/she needs to
complete a successful surgery.
Analyze the use of community demographics and accessibility
within facility planning for bariatric facilities.
In planning to build a bariatric facility unit within a hospital,
the consideration of community demographics is important, to
demonstrate a need for the facility, as well as accessibility from
the point of admission to discharge. In this process, you have
to consider who is seeking care, location, and accommodation.
“Today, more than one-third of U.S. adults (36 percent) and
approximately 17 percent of children and adolescents ages 2-19
are obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC). And in June, the American Medical
Association (AMA) designated obesity as a disease”
("Healthcare Design", July 1, 2013, by Anne DiNardo, Senior
Editor). As there is a growing health concern of obesity, which
continues to increase in the U.S, there is an increase in the need
for bariatric procedures. There is also a concern that facilities
are not built to accommodate the variation in weight and size of
obese patients. From the size of the entrance door, chairs, and
beds, to the size of the hallway, patients have to feel
comfortable, knowing the facility was designed with them in

3. mind. Appropriate accessibility within the facility also helps to
reduce the risk of injury to patients and staff.
Explain the importance of creating a facility based on the needs
of a patient.
The patient is the most important stakeholder making healthcare
design crucial. Also, to reduce the number of errors in
healthcare, it is imperative to build a plan that will further
decrease the number of errors to ensure the safety of the
patients. Also, to eliminate the inefficiencies in the delivery of
care and to increase the response time for patients. Another
critical need of the patients design should include patient-
centeredness that can give the patient access to health
information, signs that are noticeable to locate various areas of
a hospital, and adequate space for relatives (Reiling, Hughes, &
Murphy, 2008). The facility should have the appropriate
equipment, technology, and health providers to give the correct
medical care that the patient requires, this enables the health
professionals to deliver the highest quality of care to the patient
and it will also, better the outcome of the patient health.
Nevertheless, the design should also include comfort, this
environment provide the look and feel of a home atmosphere
with comfortable furnishings, lights, and accessories that can
potentially uplift an individual spirit.
Conclusion
Bariatric
Unit Facility Planning

4. In the past several decades, many women and men in the U.S.
have grown taller and are
much heavier than
previous
ly
. The obesity and overweight rate have grown into an epidemic,
especially within the US health care system.
Not only is this condition impairing the men and
women physically, but it is affecting these groups mentally and
emotionally. There are specific
facility designs and procedures to safeguard the health and well
-
being of these patients. Two of
the most impor
tant tools for caring for these patients is the facility design and
clinical outcomes
for bariatric patients. The growing size of Americans must be
addressed through the hea
lth care
system, and
this begins
with an appropriate facility space, the proper equ
ipment, adequate
training, ramps, and handrails throughout the facility. Also, the
available wheelchairs, the
clearance through the facility, wider door structures, larger
shower stalls, heavy
-
duty handlebars,
reliable heating and cooling units and mounted
revisions in the bathroom. Safety and confidence
are critical factors in the care of bariatric patients and the
design of the facility unit.

5. Analyze essential environmental elements considered when
design
ing a bariatric facility.
When all essential environmental elements are designed in a
facility a safe, respectful
healing environment can be created, and patient satisfaction and
dignity can be achieved.
However, it is important not to make the patient feel different th
an any other patient, even though
they may have different needs. The appropriate care should be
taken to the environmental set up
for bariatric services. The environment as a whole will
encompass everything from the entryway
door to the exam room, operatin
g room, recovery room and all the supplies needed such as
scales
and scanners as well as nutritional services. “When planning for
bariatric patients, whether in
long
-
term care or acute care settings, caregivers will need to have
access to
appropriate
we
ight
-
rated and sized equipment” (Muir, Archer
-
Heese, 2009).
Di
fferentiate the facility equipment and technology use within a
bariatric facility.

6. When someone is in the process of having the bariatric bypass
surgery, any and every
equipment and technology is possibly used for the surgery to be
successful.
The
c
omputers are
used to log in the information on the vitals, medication and then
copied or faxed to the primary
doctor of any changes or concerns. The proper
lighting is crucial for the surgeon because he has
to be able to view the process, so he
does
not cause any serious problems. Most bariatric
surgeries performed by Lazar, a computer is used so that the
surgeon can see on the screen where
and what he needs to
do during the surgery. All the utensils that used already
sterilized and prep
on a medical cart so the surgeon can reach and get whatever
he/she needs to
complete a
successful surgery.
Analyze the use of community demographics and accessibility
within facility planning for
bariatric facilities.
In planning to build a bariatric facility unit within a hosp
ital, the consideration of
community demographics is
important, to demonstrate a need for the facility, as well as
accessibility from the point of admission to discharge. In this

7. process, you have to consider who
is seeking care, location, and a
ccommodation. “Today, more than one
-
third of U.S. adults (36
Bariatric Unit Facility Planning
In the past several decades, many women and men in the U.S.
have grown taller and are
much heavier than previously. The obesity and overweight rate
have grown into an epidemic,
especially within the US health care system. Not only is this
condition impairing the men and
women physically, but it is affecting these groups mentally and
emotionally. There are specific
facility designs and procedures to safeguard the health and well-
being of these patients. Two of
the most important tools for caring for these patients is the
facility design and clinical outcomes
for bariatric patients. The growing size of Americans must be
addressed through the health care
system, and this begins with an appropriate facility space, the
proper equipment, adequate
training, ramps, and handrails throughout the facility. Also, the
available wheelchairs, the
clearance through the facility, wider door structures, larger
shower stalls, heavy-duty handlebars,
reliable heating and cooling units and mounted revisions in the
bathroom. Safety and confidence
are critical factors in the care of bariatric patients and the
design of the facility unit.
Analyze essential environmental elements considered when
designing a bariatric facility.
When all essential environmental elements are designed in a
facility a safe, respectful
healing environment can be created, and patient satisfaction and
dignity can be achieved.

8. However, it is important not to make the patient feel different
than any other patient, even though
they may have different needs. The appropriate care should be
taken to the environmental set up
for bariatric services. The environment as a whole will
encompass everything from the entryway
door to the exam room, operating room, recovery room and all
the supplies needed such as scales
and scanners as well as nutritional services. “When planning for
bariatric patients, whether in
long-term care or acute care settings, caregivers will need to
have access to appropriate weight-
rated and sized equipment” (Muir, Archer-Heese, 2009).
Differentiate the facility equipment and technology use within a
bariatric facility.
When someone is in the process of having the bariatric bypass
surgery, any and every
equipment and technology is possibly used for the surgery to be
successful. The computers are
used to log in the information on the vitals, medication and then
copied or faxed to the primary
doctor of any changes or concerns. The proper lighting is
crucial for the surgeon because he has
to be able to view the process, so he does not cause any serious
problems. Most bariatric
surgeries performed by Lazar, a computer is used so that the
surgeon can see on the screen where
and what he needs to do during the surgery. All the utensils that
used already sterilized and prep
on a medical cart so the surgeon can reach and get whatever
he/she needs to complete a
successful surgery.
Analyze the use of community demographics and accessibility
within facility planning for
bariatric facilities.
In planning to build a bariatric facility unit within a hospital,

9. the consideration of
community demographics is important, to demonstrate a need
for the facility, as well as
accessibility from the point of admission to discharge. In this
process, you have to consider who
is seeking care, location, and accommodation. “Today, more
than one-third of U.S. adults (36