121: Designing Healthcare Spaces

Ever considered the process of Designing Healthcare Spaces? As an OT, I know my way around accessible design. In fact, I spent a good bit of time between 2017-2020 doing a lot of home accessibility assessments as part of a clinical consulting roll. But, there’s a difference between making sure something is physically accessible and designing healthcare spaces. Not only do healthcare spaces require more in the way of codes and regulations, but there are other factors that need to be considered. Things like space, traffic, bathroom locations, etc. all impact the efficiency and effectiveness of a clinic’s space. There’s also budgets that need to be considered. So, this week, I sit down with Sharon Woodworth, MA from UCSF’s Healthcare Administration & Interprofessional Leadership Program. She’s also a healthcare architect with Harley Ellis Devereaux (HED). We talk about Sharon’s creation of the 5 Point Keystone Star and how it can guide healthcare space design.   What we cover in this Episode: The importance of the physical space when it comes to healing and healthcare service delivery How the right space may help reduce clinician burnout Why it all revolves around the patient Improving access through design Achieving Better Outcomes by designing healing spaces   We post videos of certain podcast episodes, including this episode, which can find on the YouTube Channel.   Get Your Copy of My Book Now! Connect with Sharon & her Work LinkedIn (Sharon Woodworth) UCSF MS Healthcare & Interprofessional Leadership HED Design Firm   For More: If you enjoyed this episode: Join Rafael E. Salazar II, MHS, OTR/L (Rafi), principal of Rehab U Practice Solutions and host of The Better Outcomes Show as he explores the possibilities of a new healthcare. Guests range from clinicians trying new techniques and treatments to executives and entrepreneurs exploring new service delivery methods, business models, and organizational structures. You can sign-up to receive new episodes delivered directly to your inbox by filling out the form below.  Learn more about Rehab U Practice Solutions by reading The Manifesto for a New Healthcare, or listen to Episode 000. Or, grab a copy of the book: Better Outcomes: A Guide to Humanizing Healthcare.   Are You Ready to Humanize Healthcare? If you run an innovative healthcare company and are looking to develop a strategy that leverages best practices, new technology, and marketing/messaging in a way that returns the focus of healthcare to people, please reach out. I’d love to talk with you about how Rehab U Practice Solutions can help help you craft an business development strategy that leverages positioning, market research, UVP stakeholder alignment to drive business development strategy for specific healthcare stakeholders.