Posts tagged ‘handwash sink placement’
Design for Hospitals: How Can Design Help with Infection Control? (Part 1)
Eisenhower Medical Center, Rancho Mirage, CA
It’s hard to answer this in less than 17 paragraphs, but there are many issues. For example, if you are planning a patient room, while we don’t have strong evidence at this moment, it appears that placing the handwash sink close to the entry of the room, as opposed to behind the door (so you don’t have to walk around the door to wash your hands), makes it more likely the care team will use the sink to wash their hands. There are many other issues as well. (more…)
Jain Malkin
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