Designing Healthcare Facilities

Design can make all the difference when it comes to improving patient care. From a patient’s point of view, the right ambience can bring comfort and keep anxiety at bay. A healthcare space designed to address the unique challenges that a hospital or clinic faces can dramatically improve workflows and operational efficiency for doctors, employees and caregivers.

Shree Designs designed and executed many efficient and safe healthcare setups in the middle of the pandemic by embracing immediate changes required for infection control, patient safety, and smooth operations. Kshititi Nagarkar, the principal architect at Shree Designs explains, “COVID-19 has necessitated the consideration of “3 S Factors” while designing any healthcare facility. These are Scanning, Sanitizing, and Social Distancing. All our works post-pandemic have particularly focused on these governing factors from a design perspective of spaces.”

Healthcare Radius in its 7th Anniversary Special issue in October 2019, featured a "power list of architects shattering archaic concepts of designs and re-shaping healthcare buildings".

After completing a decade in designing healthcare projects, Kshititi Nagarkar, principal architect, Shree Designs, shares her experience about the shifting trends in hospital design.
Article Published in August 2019 issue of Healthcare Radius

Traditional rules of thumb in healthcare planning have changed. Once-accepted rules can now be the wrong course to take for healthcare institutions looking to maintain and grow their competitive position in the marketplace.