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Critical Care Unit Design, The Winners and Future Trends: An Investigative Study

February 1, 2009 / Dochitect / Design for Critical Care

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Publication: World Health Design
Publication Reference: 2009;2(3):72-77.
Authors: Charles D. Cadenhead, FAIA, FACHA; Diana C. Anderson, MD, MArch, LEED AP
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This study compares key trends in the design of the award-winning critical care units over the 17-year history of the annual Society of Critical Care Medicine Intensive Care Unit (ICU) design competition.

Click here for the complete study, including an overview of the identified best-practice critical care design trends. 

 

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