Design in Health > Healing environments

Improving Patient Comfort, Care and Connection

01 February, 2024

Improving the patient's experience means addressing the integration of technology at the bedside; using design to bring the patient and caregiver together.


Kaeser Australia CSG rotary screw compressors

05 December, 2023

Kaeser Australia's latest class 0 oil-free compressors are designed for applications that have especially high demands when it comes to compressed air quality.


Need to integrate rehab services into cancer treatment: study

28 August, 2023

Research published in the Internal Medicine Journal suggests that supervised exercise programs are beneficial to easing cancer-related fatigue.


Improving healthcare workers' wellbeing through innovative design

19 July, 2023

A new initiative from RMIT aims to improve the comfort and workplace mental health of healthcare workers through 3D-knitted bespoke hospital scrubs.


Importance of Oil Free compressed air for Medical Use

27 June, 2023

Whether in a hospital, clinic or doctor's practice — clean compressed air is essential in the medical sector.


BOGE Oil Free Scroll Compressors

25 May, 2023

The BOGE Oil Free Scroll Compressors are compact, and have quiet and low vibration level for medical air.


Camfil Hi-Flo Next Generation Bag Filter air cleaner

01 April, 2023

Camfil launched the Hi-Flo bag filter range in 1969 and now introduces the Next Generation.


Breaking barriers in healthcare design

23 March, 2023 by Edwina Bennett*, Associate Principal - Global Health Sector Leader, Woods Bagot

Changing patient needs, technological advancements and updated models of healthcare delivery mean that it's time to embrace a fundamental shift in our health infrastructure and move the focus from systems to people.


Air Purifiers in Hospital and Healthcare Settings

06 October, 2022

Air purifiers utilising HEPA filters (High-Efficiency Particulate Air) have become commonplace in hospitals and healthcare facilities with the primary aim of reducing airborne transmission of SARS-coV-2.


New solution combines smoke detection with air quality monitoring

26 September, 2022

Honeywell has launched a solution that combines early warning smoke detection with advanced indoor air quality (IAQ) monitoring.


Medical facilities lift their healthcare game with LINAK innovations

01 August, 2022

Enhancing patient care and hygiene and eliminating expensive out-of-action equipment costs and repairs.


New mental health unit opens at Blacktown Hospital

01 April, 2022

The Acute Adult Mental Health Inpatient Service, with a modern therapeutic space ensuring people can recover in a calm, healing environment, has officially opened at Blacktown Hospital.


The Creative Printer Repositionable Media (RPM) Mirror

01 March, 2022

The Mirror RPM obscures upsetting reflections with an opaque, glare-reducing matte film, thereby making environments more comfortable and comforting.


Designing Healing Environments

01 October, 2021

Studies show that a hospital's environment can play a significant role in enhancing patient's experience, accelerating recovery and promoting wellbeing.


Monash Children's Hospital Imagination Tree awakens the senses

20 July, 2021

The Moose Imagination Tree at Monash Children's Hospital is a magical and wondrous space designed and created to help transform the patient's hospital experience.


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