Interior Design for Concierge Medical Practices
Emergence of Concierge Medicine Concierge Medicine is defined as a private form of practice where doctors charge patients an out-of-pocket retainer fee for full access to their services. [1] Considering the growing healthcare costs, patients are looking out for new forms of payment systems for…
Interior Design for Small Clinical Practices
An old saying goes like this, “You never get a second chance to make a good first impression”. This applies perfectly for clinical practices, when it comes to retaining patients and sustaining reputation. Healthcare facilities range from small and simple medical clinics to large and complex…
Designing Staff Workplaces in Healthcare Interiors
Healthcare Interior Design – Focus on care community Over the past few years, healthcare interior design has started moving out of the box, to focus on design approaches that are not completely patient-centered. This could be attributed to the rising focus on the creation of healthcare spaces that…
Importance of Lighting in Hospital Interiors – Part II
Major Types of Lighting used in Hospitals We have also summarized the most important areas in a hospital that need special focus with respect to lighting. Some of them are as follows. Operating Rooms Surgical theatre and operating room environment needs the right kind of lighting, which should be…
Importance of Lighting in Hospital Interiors – Part I
At LA Healthcare Design Inc., we believe that understanding the types of lighting used in interior design, and the importance of each type is essential to derive the right approach of interior lighting in any healthcare setting. Basic Types of Lighting used in Interior Design This article aims to…
Effect of Interior Design in Nephrology Healthcare spaces
Good healthcare is not a one-man show but a team effort, in which an interior designer also plays a significant role. All hospital interiors require an appealing, organic and a restorative environment that promotes life and boosts wellness among the patient community. Nephrology healthcare spaces…
Cardiology and Healthcare Interior Design
Cardiology healthcare spaces Cardiology healthcare spaces are huge investments comprising several areas of clinical care, demanding a high-level patient maintenance and an extremely peaceful environment, considering the longer duration of patient stay. Unlike other healthcare facilities, a major…
Optometry and interior design
Why Optometrists are opting for hospital redesign Optometry (or primary eye care) involves evaluating a person’s vision, and helping them choose the right spectacles, contact lenses and other optical aids. Optometrists need larger operating spaces, and spacious rooms, in order to accommodate their…
Psychology of colors in pediatric healthcare spaces
The science of understanding the healing powers of colors, and patients’ response towards different shades of colors is called chromatherapy or colorology. Although the theory is accepted as a pseudoscience, it is not an exaggeration when we say that colors can re-energize the unhealthy cells, in…
Psychology of colors in healthcare spaces
Colors are an integral part of our life and their absence makes life dull and lifeless. Nature is composed of multiple colors, and so is the world around us. This reality has inspired interior designers to use colors in the presentation of a healthcare space which is often pale and colorless.Colors…
