HOUSTON, Dec. 26, 2006 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Treating patients in a safe, sterile environment has always been the healthcare industry's top priority. In the past, the focus was typically on treating the patients' illnesses and the surrounding environment was an afterthought. Hospitals were perceived as institutional and impersonal.
No longer is that the case. The trend in hospitals of the future is far from institutional. To sum it up, using the latest medical technology to treat the body while creating a holistic patient environment that addresses the mental and spiritual aspects of healing is helping reduce surgical and delivery recovery times and minimize stress.
The Memorial Hermann System, an innovator in changing the face of healthcare, has compiled the following top 10 trends in hospitals of the future.
What's In What's Out
1. Betsy Johnson PJ's 1. Open back hospital gowns
2. Gourmet chefs and room 2. Bland food served promptly
service at 8 a.m., noon and 5 p.m.
3. Hands-free, wireless Vocera 3. Overhead paging
communication devices enabling
instant connectivity with others
anywhere in the hospital
4. Paperless (save a life / 4. File rooms
save a tree)
5. Operating room tracking: follow 5. Pacing the halls and
patients through the surgical waiting
process via a large display screen
in pre-op / post-op areas
6. Healing gardens, meditation 6. Cold rooms with white
rooms, music and massage therapy institutional walls
7. Pet therapy 7. No pets allowed
8. Marble jacuzzi tubs 8. Postage-sized shower stalls
9. All private rooms/concierge 9. Semi-private rooms and
services isolation from daily
activities
10. Aromatherapy 10. Rubbing alcohol and
Disinfectant
About the Memorial Hermann System
An integrated health system, Memorial Hermann is known for world-class clinical expertise, patient-centered care, leading edge technology, and innovation. The system, with its exceptional medical staff and 17,000 employees, serves southeast Texas and the greater Houston community. Memorial Hermann's 14 hospitals include three hospitals in the Texas Medical Center, three long-term care facilities and 7 suburban hospitals. The system also operates numerous imaging, sports medicine and rehabilitation, and surgery centers, a Wellness Center, a chemical dependency treatment center, a home health agency, a retirement community and a nursing home. To learn more, visit www.memorialhermann.org or call 713-222-CARE.
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