A new study has directly linked operating room design to the length of surgeries, with implications both for patient health and hospitals' bottom lines. Xiaobo Quan is proud that his study is the ...

A study published in HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal is believed to be the first of its kind to link operating room design to the length of knee- and hip-replacement surgeries. The ...

Certain hospital room features, such as having a window view and distance from a nursing station, may influence clinical outcomes after undergoing high-risk operations, according to research findings ...

Billions of dollars are invested in the design and construction of health care facilities each year, but few studies have evaluated the impact of hospital room design. Single-site study at the ...