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Considering the
community
To better serve patients,
healthcare providers have
begun to engage more with
the community to locate
facilities in more appropriate
settings for acuity and cost.
Nebraska Medicine, for
example, developed a strategy
to provide ambulatory
services outside of the
main campus's acute care
environment. Ambulatory
services are now off ered at
Village Pointe, a suburban
site, and at the Lauritzen
Outpatient Center adjacent to
the main hospital campus.
With the addition of
the Lauritzen Outpatient
Center, residents have access
to the best services of the
academic health center in a
convenient, accessible setting.
This move to community-
based ambulatory care
represents a huge shift within
the healthcare industry.
Urban planners can help
organizations strategically
place outpatient facilities on
sites that are easily accessible
for more people and that
reduce the commute for many
seeking treatment. Instead of
patients having to travel to a
central hospital or medical
facility for both inpatient
and outpatient procedures
and appointments, they
can visit several regionally
From top: Food is the fuel that keeps the athlete going. This fi nely designed
kitchen at Emory Sports Medicine Complex keeps the Atlanta Hawks fl ying high.
> Emory Sports Medicine Complex brings healthcare and training into one
facility, creating a fi rst-of-its-kind holistic sports wellness building joining the
Atlanta Hawks' training and practice facility with a state-of-the-art sports
medicine practice.
> The Duke Eye Clinic in Durham, North Carolina provides a
patient-centric experience and features easy wayfi nding, curved walls for visual
sensitivity and therapeutic waiting areas.
Outpatient Care
ISSUE FOCUS
3-D
Type of motion-capture technology,
performance-improvement services provided
at Emory Sports Medicine Complex — HOK 127,000
Square footage of
Duke Eye Center in Durham,
North Carolina — HOK