Evidence-Based Design for Healthcare Improvement

A practical and timely guide to using Evidence-Based Design (EBD) to transform healthcare.

Evidence-Based Design for Healthcare Improvement shows how the built environment can be a powerful tool for advancing healthcare outcomes. With accessible, well-illustrated chapters written by leading experts in EBD in collaboration with clinicians, this book bridges the gap between research and practice.

Focusing on areas where design has the greatest impact—teamwork, safety and infection prevention, patient experience, lighting, wayfinding, and inpatient room design—each chapter offers a concise introduction, key studies, successful project examples, and actionable design strategies.

Inside, readers will find:

• How EBD addresses core challenges in U.S. healthcare—directly and indirectly
• Ways that design can drive, not just reflect, change in healthcare systems
• Research-based strategies to improve outcomes for patients, families, staff, and organizations
• Specific examples where EBD has measurably improved healthcare environments
• Practical guidance for designers, health system leaders, and researchers—plus a look at what’s next

Whether you’re a healthcare executive, architect, researcher, or student, Evidence-Based Design for Healthcare Improvement is an essential resource for harnessing the built environment to deliver better care.

Foreword by Dr. Hamilto. 


List of Contributors:

David Allison, Clemson University

Sheila J. Bosch, University of Florida

Mark Burnett, Scott County Hospital

Ilene Busch-Vishniac, BeoGrin Consulting

Hui Cai, Georgia Institute of Technology

Joshua D. Crews, Crews + Co.

Jennifer DuBose, Georgia State University

Heather Fellows, Crews + Co.

Mohammadhossein Ghasempourabadi, University of Alaska

Lindsey B. Gottlieb, Emory University School of Medicine

Saif Haq, Kennesaw State University

Jesse T. Jacob, Emory University School of Medicine

Anjali Joseph, Clemson University

Lisa Lim, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

Lesa N. Lorusso, Baptist Health

Kari L. Love, Emory University

Lorissa MacAllister, Enviah

Herminia Machry, University of Kansas

Zorana Mati´c, Northeastern University

Marc Matthews, Mayo Clinic

Maureen Ann McHale Burke, Emory Goizueta Brain Health Institute

Raha Motamed Rastegar, Georgia Institute of Technology

Joel Mumma, Emory University School of Medicine

Tatiana Orozco, Gresham Smith

Jennifer Pecina, Mayo Clinic

Scott Reeves, Medical University of South Carolina

Dagmar Rittenbacher, Gresham Smith

Erica Ryherd, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Bonnie Sakallaris, GeorgeWashington University

Chris P. Schieffer, Mayo Clinic

Brock Slabach, National Rural Health Association

Kent Spreckelmeyer, University of Kansas

Robert Stroebel, Mayo Clinic

Shabboo Valipoor, University of Florida

Eunhwa Yang, Georgia Institute of Technology

Christina Ying Ying Chen, Mayo Clinic

Craig Zimring, Georgia Institute of Technology

Evidence-Based Design for Healthcare Improvement

A practical and timely guide to using Evidence-Based Design (EBD) to transform healthcare.

Evidence-Based Design for Healthcare Improvement shows how the built environment can be a powerful tool for advancing healthcare outcomes. With accessible, well-illustrated chapters written by leading experts in EBD in collaboration with clinicians, this book bridges the gap between research and practice.

Focusing on areas where design has the greatest impact—teamwork, safety and infection prevention, patient experience, lighting, wayfinding, and inpatient room design—each chapter offers a concise introduction, key studies, successful project examples, and actionable design strategies.

Inside, readers will find:

• How EBD addresses core challenges in U.S. healthcare—directly and indirectly
• Ways that design can drive, not just reflect, change in healthcare systems
• Research-based strategies to improve outcomes for patients, families, staff, and organizations
• Specific examples where EBD has measurably improved healthcare environments
• Practical guidance for designers, health system leaders, and researchers—plus a look at what’s next

Whether you’re a healthcare executive, architect, researcher, or student, Evidence-Based Design for Healthcare Improvement is an essential resource for harnessing the built environment to deliver better care.

Foreword by Dr. Hamilto. 


List of Contributors:

David Allison, Clemson University

Sheila J. Bosch, University of Florida

Mark Burnett, Scott County Hospital

Ilene Busch-Vishniac, BeoGrin Consulting

Hui Cai, Georgia Institute of Technology

Joshua D. Crews, Crews + Co.

Jennifer DuBose, Georgia State University

Heather Fellows, Crews + Co.

Mohammadhossein Ghasempourabadi, University of Alaska

Lindsey B. Gottlieb, Emory University School of Medicine

Saif Haq, Kennesaw State University

Jesse T. Jacob, Emory University School of Medicine

Anjali Joseph, Clemson University

Lisa Lim, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

Lesa N. Lorusso, Baptist Health

Kari L. Love, Emory University

Lorissa MacAllister, Enviah

Herminia Machry, University of Kansas

Zorana Mati´c, Northeastern University

Marc Matthews, Mayo Clinic

Maureen Ann McHale Burke, Emory Goizueta Brain Health Institute

Raha Motamed Rastegar, Georgia Institute of Technology

Joel Mumma, Emory University School of Medicine

Tatiana Orozco, Gresham Smith

Jennifer Pecina, Mayo Clinic

Scott Reeves, Medical University of South Carolina

Dagmar Rittenbacher, Gresham Smith

Erica Ryherd, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Bonnie Sakallaris, GeorgeWashington University

Chris P. Schieffer, Mayo Clinic

Brock Slabach, National Rural Health Association

Kent Spreckelmeyer, University of Kansas

Robert Stroebel, Mayo Clinic

Shabboo Valipoor, University of Florida

Eunhwa Yang, Georgia Institute of Technology

Christina Ying Ying Chen, Mayo Clinic

Craig Zimring, Georgia Institute of Technology

Evidence-Based Design for Healthcare Improvement

A practical and timely guide to using Evidence-Based Design (EBD) to transform healthcare.

Evidence-Based Design for Healthcare Improvement shows how the built environment can be a powerful tool for advancing healthcare outcomes. With accessible, well-illustrated chapters written by leading experts in EBD in collaboration with clinicians, this book bridges the gap between research and practice.

Focusing on areas where design has the greatest impact—teamwork, safety and infection prevention, patient experience, lighting, wayfinding, and inpatient room design—each chapter offers a concise introduction, key studies, successful project examples, and actionable design strategies.

Inside, readers will find:

• How EBD addresses core challenges in U.S. healthcare—directly and indirectly
• Ways that design can drive, not just reflect, change in healthcare systems
• Research-based strategies to improve outcomes for patients, families, staff, and organizations
• Specific examples where EBD has measurably improved healthcare environments
• Practical guidance for designers, health system leaders, and researchers—plus a look at what’s next

Whether you’re a healthcare executive, architect, researcher, or student, Evidence-Based Design for Healthcare Improvement is an essential resource for harnessing the built environment to deliver better care.

Foreword by Dr. Hamilto. 


List of Contributors:

David Allison, Clemson University

Sheila J. Bosch, University of Florida

Mark Burnett, Scott County Hospital

Ilene Busch-Vishniac, BeoGrin Consulting

Hui Cai, Georgia Institute of Technology

Joshua D. Crews, Crews + Co.

Jennifer DuBose, Georgia State University

Heather Fellows, Crews + Co.

Mohammadhossein Ghasempourabadi, University of Alaska

Lindsey B. Gottlieb, Emory University School of Medicine

Saif Haq, Kennesaw State University

Jesse T. Jacob, Emory University School of Medicine

Anjali Joseph, Clemson University

Lisa Lim, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

Lesa N. Lorusso, Baptist Health

Kari L. Love, Emory University

Lorissa MacAllister, Enviah

Herminia Machry, University of Kansas

Zorana Mati´c, Northeastern University

Marc Matthews, Mayo Clinic

Maureen Ann McHale Burke, Emory Goizueta Brain Health Institute

Raha Motamed Rastegar, Georgia Institute of Technology

Joel Mumma, Emory University School of Medicine

Tatiana Orozco, Gresham Smith

Jennifer Pecina, Mayo Clinic

Scott Reeves, Medical University of South Carolina

Dagmar Rittenbacher, Gresham Smith

Erica Ryherd, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Bonnie Sakallaris, GeorgeWashington University

Chris P. Schieffer, Mayo Clinic

Brock Slabach, National Rural Health Association

Kent Spreckelmeyer, University of Kansas

Robert Stroebel, Mayo Clinic

Shabboo Valipoor, University of Florida

Eunhwa Yang, Georgia Institute of Technology

Christina Ying Ying Chen, Mayo Clinic

Craig Zimring, Georgia Institute of Technology