Designing the world's best children's hospitals : the future of healing environments / Bruce King Komiske, ed.

Contributor(s):

Komiske, Bruce King

Material type: Text

TextMulgrave, Vic., Australia : Images, 2005Description: 168 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

1920744320

Other title:

Children's hospitals
Designing the world's best

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

22 725.57 D

Partial contents:

Introduction / Bruce Komiske and Lawrence A. McAndrews -- Exterior design / William Mead -- The lobby : direction and diversion / John J. Plappert, Linda M. Gabel and Daniel J. Clements -- Family centered care -- parents as partners / Jeff Stouffer -- Art and gardens : letting kids be kids / John Pangrazio and Joan Saba -- Engaging the community / Bruce Komiske -- The top ten lists / Bruce Komiske and Fiona de Vos -- Advice from the experts / Bev Johnson, Robin Orr, Roslyn Cama, Blair L. Sadler and Wayne Ruga -- National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) members.

Summary: This book continues the unique approach to designing successful paediatric health care facilities, which has made Bruce King Komiske one of the industry's most in-demand design and management consultants. Following the success of the first volume of "Designing the World's Best Children's Hospitals", this new publication is intended as an additional reference guide for teams of healthcare and design professionals, and parents, who engage in the exciting journey of creating a 'healing environment' as they plan the construction or renovation of a children's hospital or paediatric unit. It also recognises the outstanding efforts of teams throughout the world for their contributions to healthcare and design.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Main library B10	Faculty of Engineering & Technology (Architectural)	725.57 D (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00009710

Introduction / Bruce Komiske and Lawrence A. McAndrews --
Exterior design / William Mead --
The lobby : direction and diversion / John J. Plappert, Linda M. Gabel and Daniel J. Clements --
Family centered care --
parents as partners / Jeff Stouffer --
Art and gardens : letting kids be kids / John Pangrazio and Joan Saba --
Engaging the community / Bruce Komiske --
The top ten lists / Bruce Komiske and Fiona de Vos --
Advice from the experts / Bev Johnson, Robin Orr, Roslyn Cama, Blair L. Sadler and Wayne Ruga --
National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) members.

This book continues the unique approach to designing successful paediatric health care facilities, which has made Bruce King Komiske one of the industry's most in-demand design and management consultants. Following the success of the first volume of "Designing the World's Best Children's Hospitals", this new publication is intended as an additional reference guide for teams of healthcare and design professionals, and parents, who engage in the exciting journey of creating a 'healing environment' as they plan the construction or renovation of a children's hospital or paediatric unit. It also recognises the outstanding efforts of teams throughout the world for their contributions to healthcare and design.

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