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... ambulance diversion. In October 2012, we began the first steps of a process that created a system in which the ... for a retrospective analysis of all ED patient encounters 1 year before and 1 year after the implementation of the ED ... Monthly hospital diversion decreased from 93 hours to 43.3 hours (P=.008). DISCUSSION: Investing in a flow coordinator ...
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... or disabilities. For instance, most houses have a few steps to get in the front door. Steps can be hard to navigate—not only for an older person, ... has a child in a stroller. Designing a front door without steps does not make it more difficult for anyone—but it ...
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... the patient condition on the treatment day: • Option 1 – Orienting the patient toward the more open view of the ... feeling more social to choose this room. • Option 2 - Provides the patient a larger viewing area of the healing ... patients not feeling well to choose this room. • Option 3 – Infusion rooms not placed directly on the windows– ...
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... Remember: What we permit, we promote. What immediate steps can healthcare facilities take to address the noise ... best dealt with before the fact. What do you see as next steps for the industry? The noise issue has to be ...
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... 2012; Yeargin, Buckley, Fraser, & Jiang, 2016). Figure 1: Systems approach to infection control Surfaces are ... the accompanying issue brief, Contact Transmission, Part 2: The Role of Materials, Design, and Cleaning in HAIs ). ... 2009; Verdier et al., 2014; Yau et al., 2011). Figure 3 shows the range of environmental conditions recommended by ...
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... While aging alone does not cause incontinence, at least 1 in 10 people over age 65 has incontinence, often women. ... the ability to recover them by retracing steps. Figure 2: Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias Those with ... to physical and psychological disability. Figure 3 depicts recommended sound levels for shared spaces (40 dB) ...
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... Design for Mental and Behavioral Health Presentation #1 – Keynote Speaker The workshop was initiated by Keynote ... for Patients with Co-Existing Mental Illness Presentation #2 - Integrated Inpatient Design James M. Hunt, AIA and David ... Main Building” by KForce is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 From the famous Greystone Hospital to the Panopticon, to ...