Transforming Hospitals: Designing for Safety and Quality

Transforming Hospitals: Designing for Safety and Quality, a DVD from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), reviews the case for evidence-based hospital design and how it increases patient and staff satisfaction and safety, quality of care, and employee retention, and results in a positive return on investment.

This summary discusses evidence-based design, patient safety and satisfaction, quality outcomes, staff satisfaction and retention, and cost effectiveness.

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