Design considerations for patient and family-centered care include:
Patient Areas with Choice of Environmental Comforts (i.e. lighting, thermal, noise control)
• Integrated Technologies of Communication for Sharing Information
• Family Accommodations and Amenities that Encourage and Support Participation
• Collaborative Spaces that Provide for Continuum of Care
• Access to Daylighting within Corridors and Occupied Spaces
• Views to Nature and/or Access to Gardens
• Clear On-Stage / Off-Stage Circulation