Designing In-house Pharmacies in Healthcare Facilities!

How did In-house pharmacy units become essential in healthcare facilities? Be it to cut the number of re-admissions, or improve drug adherence, in-house pharmacies are a great way to increase patient retention rates. Given the importance of in-house pharmacies, they are no longer restricted to…


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…


How Interior Design Contributes to Doctors’ Financial Health!

Considering the fact that Interior architectural design of medical facilities has undergone a paradigm shift over the past few years, this write-up is intended to inspire our clients and the stakeholders by projecting the growing possibilities in the field of 'Healthcare Interior Design', and its…


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…


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…


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…


Healthcare interior design and its impact on patients

Designers transform the view of healthcare spaces into more sophisticated environments that can engage patients into a conscious process of inner healing and mental peace. The big idea is to create a more comfortable home-like feeling and a sense of hope & confidence among the patients and…