Healthcare Design for Evidence Based Patient Centered Care: An overview of Saudi Arabia Facility

Abstract

With emerging trend and technology advancement the current state of healthcare design urgent attention and the contemporary Healthcare design elements will be discussed in this paper with an emphasis on the technical aspects and new trends in evidence-based patient entered care healthcare facility design. The primary goal is to bridge the gap between Architectural Design and emerging facility standards by identifying and suggesting factors that could influence the design opportunities and challenges associated with healthcare outcomes in order to achieve high quality outcomes from appointments, admission to discharge and follow up involves priority, safety, privacy, dignity, efficiency and satisfaction.

Key factors of patient centered care quality, such as patient preferences, emotional support, physical comfort, continuity and transition, information & education, Care Access, coordination, family and friend participation for design elements requirement. 

This paper shall employ qualitative research technique utilizing review of various design guidelines and observations to gather qualitative data and conduct an analysis of practicing healthcare facilities in Saudi Arabia in order to get evidence-based patient centred care design elements. The analysis will identify the key drivers with recommendations for design elements that prioritize preferences, comfort, and safety to enhance quality outcomes with higher satisfaction.