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Medical Construction & Design | J U LY/AUGUST 2017 | MCDM AG.COM
July/August 2017 > Volume 13, Issue 4 > mcdmag.com
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FEATURES
36 Partners in Care
Research and
focus groups
guide fruition of Southeast Louisiana
Veteran's 'Project Legacy.'
44 Beyond the
Intercom
Today's nurse call and
communication
systems deliver
improved patient care. Modern nurse
call systems are now an integrated
part of the ever-evolving patient
care solutions that interface with
patient electronic medical records
and provide real-time patient
status to improve patient safety.
46 Children First
Meeting needs of children, families and
healthcare workers through design.
50 Attracting
Millennial
Clinicians
The 80 million American Millennials,
aka Generation Y-ers and often
characterized by being born between
1980 and 2000, are the largest age
group in American history. Healthcare
systems seeking to attract and retain
younger employees will need to
examine the design of their facilities.
54 Universal Language
Integrating art throughout the
built environment to aid healing.
Much like how caregivers provide
the gift of a universal language
of comfort, art can be utilized
as a universal language of the
built environment to create an
optimized healing environment
for patients and their families.
ON THE COVER