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hospital. This includes the Office of Information Technology, Biomedical Engineering, Informatics, and even Medical Media. Right now, these departments are scattered all over the hospital. They all need to work together, and putting them under one roof would help tremendously. Streletz and his team saw a need to create the Innovation Center, to encourage collaboration. Many support elements have been overlooked as well; for example, janitorial custodial services, logistics services, and engineering services. These types of services bring together many of the materials and resources that are necessary for the staff to provide for patients. When it comes down to it, the current setup is antiquated. “Hospital operations, outpatient operations, and hospital support are all on top of each other,” Streletz says.
A BETTER ENVIRONMENT TO HEAL IN Another consideration for Streletz and his team is that people heal better when they’re not under stress. And knowing your way around campus can create emotional stability and reduce stress. Privacy and dignity are just as important. Private walkways are in the works to make patient transfers more dignified. “Right now, people in the spinal cord injury unit literally go right past the canteen in their beds because that’s the only indoor pathway,” Streletz says. And patients want private rooms. They want family to be able to come in and stay with the patient. “Giving patients the ability to control their environment—lighting, TV, access to the bathroom—if they can do that under their own capabilities, their length of stay will decrease and they’ll get better faster,” Streletz says. One part of the plan is to go from 100 beds, across 25 4-bed suites, to 100 single ensuites with private bathrooms. In addition, the current parking situation is a serious concern. The campus today does have parking, but the parking design isn’t built with the outpatient community in mind. The new designs will fix that.
“It’s time to bring the campus up to date—and beyond—so it’s around for at least another 80 years.”
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