DEA4530/6530: Planning and Managing the Workplace: The Organizational Ecology of Healthcare Environment(Instructor: Prof. F. Becker)
Course Overview
Cayuga Medical Center Studies (2006):
“Why is it the way it is?” — Medical Surgical Unit
Wayfinding at the East Campus of CMC
Preserving Privacy While Ensuring Access, Safety and Communication
Nursing Unit Design : Staff Interaction & Communication patterns
Establishing a Sense of Safety: Sexual Assault Exam Program and Evironment
Hand Washing: Reducing Nosocomial Infections
The Ecology of Waiting within an Ambulatory Waiting Room
Health Facility Design Dilemma (2009):
Reducing Stigmatization: Remodeling Auburn Memorial Hospital for the Bariatric Patient
The Inclusion of the Bariatric Population
A Wayfinding System for Auburn Memorial Hospital
Crowding and Prolonged Waiting Time in the Emergency Department
Reducing Waiting: Rethinking ER Design to Decrease Waiting
Nursing Unit Design & the Role of Communication at Auburn Memorial Hospital
Auburn Memorial Hospital Obstetrics Unit Redesign
Pathways toward Accessibility and Dignity: Design Strategies for Bariatric Patients
Universal Design: Meeting the Needs of the Bariatric Population
Health Facility Innovation (2009):
Data Mining: Boredom in Hosptials
Stretch the Boundaries of Healthcare Ceilings
Supporting Emotions of Cancer Patients and their Families during Hospital Treatments
Timing is Critical: Waiting Room Design in a Critical Care Unit
Transforming the Hospital Food Experience into Care
Health Facility Design Dilemma (2010): (Project introduction)
Patient visitation in the medical/surgical unit
Flexibility & adaptability in hospital design & construction
The patient room: what is the ideal solution?
Cayuga Medical Center Projects (2011): (Project introduction)
Operation Room