Create Warm Spaces in Waiting Rooms
When users enter an examination office, the first place that greets them is the reception-waiting area. In these areas, customized solutions can be offered in the design so that patients who come for treatment receive a warm welcome.
If the patient, who will stand in the waiting room before the treatment, feels that they are in a comfortable environment, more positive results can be obtained during the subsequent treatment process. An ideal waiting room should create a comfortable, safe and clean environment for patients. The lower the patient's anxiety is kept, the greater the success capacity of the space will increase.
In addition to aesthetic solutions in waiting Room designs, there are also maximum design requirements and documents required by the state in the examination rooms. Since health clinics regularly undergo state control, it is also necessary to take care of these parts at the design stage.
- 1) An example of a plan with a scale of at least 1/100, which shows the purpose for which all the spaces of the practice will be used on a room basis and approved by the Community Health Center by personally going to its place,
- 2) The original or certified copy of the building's building use permit (by the Community Health Center),
- 3) Earthquake resistance report of the building taken by the relevant legislation, (those made after 19.08.2008 will not be requested)
- 4) The minimum facility that the practices should carry in Article 12 / D of the Regulation, the physical conditions related to the Local Report determined by the Community Health Center,
- 5) The requirement to have a door, ramp, elevator, disabled toilet, and stairs.
Privacy Is Important in the Examination Room
Since the health service provided in the practice is private to the patient, the concept of privacy is more important than in waiting rooms. The visual relationship between the examination rooms in the clinic with the waiting room should be kept at a limited level and a special area should be created for the patients being treated inside. Different design methods can be selected for the creation of this area. For example:
- Noise-canceling doors that will provide sound insulation between spaces. Decoupling panels.
- Sound-absorbing floor coverings that will keep the indoor noise level low
- Selection and placement of furniture with sound-absorbing properties that prevent noise distribution in the room
- Low-noise background music that will make the patient feel that they are in a comfortable and reliable environment according to the type of treatment
Care Should Be Taken to the Effective Use of Spaces
In Inspection Offices, user profiles have a wide scale. For this reason, space designs should include solutions that are accessible to everyone. Space planning, furniture selection, and placement should be made so that patients who use wheelchairs, have limited mobility, or come with a stroller will not have problems with intra-space circulation. The larger and more spacious areas are left in the circulation areas, the easier it will be for patients to move in space without getting stuck together. In this context, furniture and accessories that will prevent circulation should be avoided when choosing furniture for the space.
In addition to furniture, it is also useful to discount today's technological developments and the uninterrupted connection with technology. In the selection and placement of furniture, for example, in seating groups or work desks, sockets, Internet, etc. providing access will positively affect the venue.
Peaceful Atmosphere
In the examination office designs, the most important issue to keep in mind should be the comfort of the patient-the user who comes to the consultation - in the room. In recent years, modern and simple designs that provide this concept of comfort can be your best friend. In the inspection office designs, you can request special designs that reflect you and the service you perform. This special signature, in combination with the “modern style”, which is one of the successful space styles of our time, can make a good impression on the patients who step into the office. The purpose of the design is to make a good impression on the user entering the space and to ensure that they get a comfortable experience. Therefore, in the design that dominates the space, attention should be paid to the wall-floor-ceiling coating colors, textures, the selected lighting system, the color of light, the ergonomics of furniture, and textures.
Green tissues can be placed in the space to create healthy and spacious areas.
In general, neutral or soft tones and more peaceful concepts can be preferred in color choices. Green, blue, brown, yellow, etc. pastel shades of colors can create a peaceful, soft and comfortable atmosphere in the space.
Show your signature in style
In places, the green tissues, as stated in this green office wall decoration that can work with the expertise of the examination tables or tissue-related posters, brochures, and wall decorations in different tissues may be preferred.
Attention Should Be Paid to Light and Air Quality
In indoor lighting, attention should be paid to the color of the light and the selected system. Color should not be in tones that will not complicate the work of the employees offering the treatment and will create dark, flattened, or tension on the users who come for the treatment. For example, too dim a light can make the work performed not well visible. Too much yellow light tires the eyes, while too much white light can give the user the feeling of staying under the flash on top. In this sense, attention should be paid to lighting systems.
Another important element is temperature. The indoor temperatures should be adjusted to a degree that will allow the patients to have a comfortable time during the waiting phase of the procedure and the patients to be performed as in the lighting system. The indoor temperature should always be kept at room temperature.
Fresh air in the space can provide both employees and patients with a more comfortable experience. Natural ventilation should be provided as much as possible in the space. However, if the environmental and climatic conditions prevent natural ventilation, the ventilation systems to be selected should ensure that the air circulation in the room is comfortable and healthy.
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