Improving Acoustics to Improve a Patient’s Healing Experience
Doctors, nurses, medicine, technology, patients, family, specialists, the list of factors that contribute to the swift and successful recovery of someone admitted to a hospital is seemingly endless.


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Long gone are the glass vials of cotton swabs and tongue depressors — and even the post-exam lollipops.
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Health care designers and planners have a special task: creating spaces that soften the hospital treatment process and promote a healing environment for patients. Facilitating healing through design requires careful planning and research.
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