ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH CENTER PERFORMANCE: TOWARD THE DEVELOPMENT OF DESIGN GUIDELINES

摘要: In the United States, primary care has emerged as an increasingly effective alternative to costly inpatient emergency and hospitalization. Thousands of outpatient community-based clinics have been built in past decade, rural, suburban urban contexts. The majority focus on provision preventative public health for medically underserved and/or uninsured patient populations. As this facility type flourished, there remains a paucity empirical research architectural performance these ambulatory environments. response, investigation was developed. A post-occupancy evaluation conducted five community centers Cincinnati, Ohio, all which were located settings. Among findings, set planning design provisions articulated issues centered site planning, wayfinding, amenities, internal deployment diagnostic treatment functions, with principal highly patent-centered findings are discussed relation healthcare building likely significant interest providers, architects, allied professionals, both US internationally. An innovative feature outcome project comparison square footages 5 centers, divided by number annual encounters, staff, well energy consumption. This resulted establishment objective efficiency ratings, thus permitting development corrective measures interventions.