There is growing evidence that there is a strong relationship between a health care facility's design and patient safety and quality of care. That is, a facility's design has both direct and indirect impact on the safety and quality of care rendered to patients.
The JCR Patient Safe Design consulting service integrates architectural design and facility engineering with clinical safety and quality to create physical environments that foster safety, quality, clinical effectiveness and healthfulness. The JCR consulting team will:
Incorporate evidence-based health design principles into the organization's facility design plans to maximize the potential for safety, clinical effectiveness, and patient and staff healthfulness.
Implement a process for making evidence-based health design decisions that produce a more satisfactory design with fewer changes.
Identify and measure the return on the recommended health design solutions
Create a plan leading to a safe, functional, supportive and effective environment for care.
Position the hospital for success in meeting Joint Commission (or Joint Commission International) accreditation standards and National or International Patient Safety Goals
Provide continuing support during the entire construction project, from initial planning to commissioning, for the safety and quality related issues and decisions that inevitably arise.
Assist in mitigating the patient safety risks inherent when treating patients during a renovation project