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HEALTHCARE REAL ESTATE, CONSTRUCTION, DESIGN & FACILITY PLANNING

ACHA Certified Designers Surveyed on COVID-19,

Future of Health Facilities

The American College clients evaluate alternative severely affected states such as New can be easily modified to allow a quick
of Healthcare Architects care sites. York, New Jersey, Illinois, Massachusetts, response to changing medical priorities?
(ACHA) is pleased to • Over 60% of ACHA California, and Pennsylvania. • How can healthcare and non-health-
release key findings by experts were called on to The survey also identified upcoming care facilities be designed to handle
survey of its members help healthcare systems challenges: patient overflow in a more expedient
revealing their insights on increase capacity – 28% cre- • How can hospitals be designed so fashion?
the future of healthcare ated over 100 beds. normal operations (such as elective pro- “ACHA certificate holders represent a
architecture and the role • Over 70% of respon- cedures) can continue through a pan- majority of the nation’s top healthcare
of design in the COVID- dents believe design for demic so as not disrupt regular patient design firms,” said Avallone. “These
19 healthcare crisis. mass casualty patient surges treatment and reduce financial chal- results show our continuing commit-
“The extensive experi- will be an important element lenges? ment to help develop solutions for future
ence of ACHA’s accom- for hospitals in the future. • Restrictions will likely be imple- healthcare design challenges. They
plished healthcare archi- Vince Avallone • Over 80% of respon- mented on patient/visitor traffic flow to demonstrate how the healthcare sector
tects gives us unique dents thought the telehealth control cross-contamination. How will calls on ACHA certificants for advice,
insights into how this pandemic will boom would have major impact on facil- this transform facility intake and entry expertise and implementation when it is
shape the future of healthcare,” said ity design. design? needed the most. Having the ACHA cre-
Vince Avallone, ACHA President. “These ACHA surveyed more than 100 certi- • How will increased restrictions dential and consulting with an ACHA-
findings will influence the design of hos- fied professional healthcare designers to placed on patient/visitor traffic flow to certified architect is valued now more
pitals and healthcare environments for reveal lessons learned from COVID-19 control cross-contamination transform than ever. ”
years to come.” and the role of architects in addressing facility intake and entry design? For more information,
The survey revealed the following: the crisis. Participants represent areas • How can architects emphasize on visit www.healtharchitects.org.
• Over 63% of respondents helped across North America, including many building flexible, adaptable facilities that

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