Image: Construction plans of a building; Copyright: FabrikaPhoto

Topic of the Month July 2022

Project: hospital construction

In addition to medical care, the recovery of patients in the hospital is a key factor. In order for this to take place in the best possible way, the focus in the planning phase should also be on optimal workplace design for medical staff. How can the balancing act between design and functionality be achieved and what will the hospital of tomorrow look like?

Smart hospital design – it benefits all of us

Image: A female nurse is pushing an elderly woman in a wheelchair through a park; Copyright: s_kawee

When we think of modern hospitals, we often think of high-tech medical devices, patient beds surrounded by machines, or networked operating rooms. Yet it is not only the equipment in patient rooms that leads to a better and faster recovery. A hospital that delivers a positive experience for patients, their families, and medical staff centers on smart design from the very beginning.

Read the article about hospital design

Architecture rather than antibiotics: patient room takes center stage

Image: The KARMIN room, with (from left to right) wet room, nursing area, bed and visitor zone at the window; Copyright: Tom Bauer |TU Braunschweig

Hospitals take many precautions – including hygiene concepts – to prevent the spread of infection but are still unable to eliminate all pathogens. Since 2016, an interdisciplinary research team has been studying how architecture and design can help prevent the spread of highly infectious and multidrug-resistant pathogens as part of the KARMIN project.

Read the interview with Wolfgang Sunder here

Healing Environment: thoughtful design improves patient care

Image: Animation of a hospital room with ceiling supply unit and LED lighting; Copyright: Dräger Medical Deutschland GmbH

Most people would not immediately consider hospitals places that create a "feel-good atmosphere". And yet, the environment plays a key role in a patient’s healing process and recovery. As a leading medical and safety technology product manufacturer, Dräger Medical Deutschland GmbH knows how to create a design that blends function with comfort.

Read the interview with Werner Frenz here

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Intensive care unit rethought

Old shell, new interior: Since October 2022, the core-renovated intensive care unit at St. Marien Hospital in Siegen has been back in use after a one-year renovation period. The latest technology and a modern room concept ensure better medical care. Reason enough for MEDICA-tradefair.com to take a look at the ward.