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Riverside Healthcare HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

Signs and Graphics Ease Wayfinding and Enhance Patient Experience
The Challenge wall-mounted and suspended from ceilings to
Riverside Healthcare in Kankakee, Illinois, is focused on distinguish different building wings and better guide
making sure that patients get the best possible care, while patients and visitors. Room identification signs and ADA
also ensuring it is easy to find one’s way around the facility. signage are installed throughout to provide accessibility
for all . Stretched fabric banner stands help promote
The Solution healthcare services .
Starting with the outside of the facility, large exterior
directional signs around the medical facility help patients Wall murals help Riverside communicate their appreciation
and visitors identify and locate specific buildings and for their donors, as well as recognize loyal employees. In the
entrances . Bright emergency area signs were updated Heart and Vascular Institute, the outline of a fluorescent
using bold colors and letters to enhance visibility and heart was placed on each end of the donor wall display,
reduce potential confusion during times of stress. An LED complemented by hanging, printed hearts and floor graphics.
sign with changeable message capabilities was placed near
the emergency area entrance . The Result
The updated signs and graphics gave Riverside Healthcare
Visitors can explore the areas around the facility’s a fresh look using the branding elements that people
perimeter by following directional signs to walking trails recognize. The wayfinding and directional signs help
or to the “Heart Garden” that is designated with an patients and their loved ones navigate the facilities with
informational dedication plaque. more ease, which allows the healthcare providers to focus
on their priority of caring for patients.
On the inside of the buildings, dimensional letters and
Riverside Healthcare logos identify specific floors. Signs are *This project was completed by FASTSIGNS of Kankakee, IL.
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