Healthcare | Wednesday 29 April, 2015 12:45 am |

Building Healthcare conference to deliberate case study on modular design at Kuwait Cardiac Research and Rehabilitation Centre

Buildings in healthcare should be designed and developed with the principal goal of improving the experience of the main users: patients and healthcare staff. More often than not, while perfectly sterile and healthy environments, healthcare facilities in the GCC can be quite intimidating and unwelcoming for some patients. According to Agi Architects, who have designed the Kuwait Cardiac Research & Rehabilitation Centre, a healthcare facility should make patients feel welcome and at home by producing a highly developed program and well-designed spatial organization, focusing on the user’s wellbeing.
According to Dr Nasser B Abulhasan, Principal, AGi Architects, Kuwait City, Kuwait, “Hospitals usually have a negative reputation, and are synonymous with illness; therefore it is of utmost importance to develop a space that generates a healthy, clean, and healing environment. The exterior façade is the most relevant element in designing the property and the first connection with the patient.”
Dr Abulhasan will be speaking at the Architect’s Congress at Building Healthcare Exhibition & Conferences, organised by Informa Life Sciences Exhibitions, taking place from 8-10 June 2015 at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre, Dubai, UAE. The event focuses on the design of a healing environment and how it impacts patient safety, operations, and the financial success of a healthcare facility.
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