Evidence-Based Design for Healthcare Improvement

Evidence-Based Design for Healthcare Improvement is a practical and timely guide to using Evidence-Based Design (EBD) to transform healthcare. This book shows how the built environment can be a powerful tool for advancing healthcare outcomes.

With accessible, well-illustrated chapters written by leading experts in EBD in collaboration with clinicians, this book bridges the gap between research and practice. Focusing on areas where design has the greatest impact—teamwork, safety and infection prevention, patient experience, lighting, wayfinding, and inpatient room design—each chapter offers a concise introduction, key studies, successful project examples, and actionable design strategies.

Inside, readers will find:

• How EBD addresses core challenges in U.S. healthcare—directly and indirectly
• Ways that design can drive, not just reflect, change in healthcare systems
• Research-based strategies to improve outcomes for patients, families, staff, and organizations
• Specific examples where EBD has measurably improved healthcare environments
• Practical guidance for designers, health system leaders, and researchers—plus a look at what’s next

Whether you’re a healthcare executive, architect, researcher, or student, Evidence-Based Design for Healthcare Improvement is an essential resource for harnessing the built environment to deliver better care.

Foreword by Dr. Hamilto.

List of Contributors:

• David Allison, Clemson University
• Sheila J. Bosch, University of Florida
• Mark Burnett, Scott County Hospital
• Ilene Busch-Vishniac, BeoGrin Consulting
• Hui Cai, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Joshua D. Crews, Crews + Co.
• Jennifer DuBose, Georgia State University
• Heather Fellows, Crews + Co.
• Mohammadhossein Ghasempourabadi, University of Alaska
• Lindsey B. Gottlieb, Emory University School of Medicine
• Saif Haq, Kennesaw State University
• Jesse T. Jacob, Emory University School of Medicine
• Anjali Joseph, Clemson University
• Lisa Lim, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
• Lesa N. Lorusso, Baptist Health
• Kari L. Love, Emory University
• Lorissa MacAllister, Enviah
• Herminia Machry, University of Kansas
• Zorana Matić, Northeastern University
• Marc Matthews, Mayo Clinic
• Maureen Ann McHale Burke, Emory Goizueta Brain Health Institute
• Raha Motamed Rastegar, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Joel Mumma, Emory University School of Medicine
• Tatiana Orozco, Gresham Smith
• Jennifer Pecina, Mayo Clinic
• Scott Reeves, Medical University of South Carolina
• Dagmar Rittenbacher, Gresham Smith
• Erica Ryherd, University of Nebraska – Lincoln
• Bonnie Sakallaris, George Washington University
• Chris P. Schieffer, Mayo Clinic
• Brock Slabach, National Rural Health Association
• Kent Spreckelmeyer, University of Kansas
• Robert Stroebel, Mayo Clinic
• Shabboo Valipoor, University of Florida
• Eunhwa Yang, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Christina Ying Ying Chen, Mayo Clinic
• Craig Zimring, Georgia Institute of Technology