Civell: Eliminating the Waiting Room in the Emergency Department of Canadian Health Care Facilities
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Waiting is a common experience in medical environments that is often characterized by stress, chaos, boredom, uncertainty, loss of privacy, suffering, pain, and even death. Prolonged waits in the emergency department can induce psychological and physiological distress in the occupants. Waiting areas act collectively as a series of buffer zones that are occupied and utilized by patients, visitors, and staff members. Rather than eradicating wait times and dismissing the current Canadian health care system, the proposed design project aims to transform the passage of time associated with anxious waiting into a productive, safe, and positive emotional experience for all occupants. The project severs the familiar boundaries of the waiting room, and introduces a series of interconnected activity spaces that suggest flow and movement. The design also ensures that the site’s primary functions as a national historic location and an active research landscape are preserved.
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Copyright © 2015 the author(s). Theses may be used for non-commercial research, educational, or related academic purposes only. Such uses include personal study, research, scholarship, and teaching. Theses may only be shared by linking to Carleton University Institutional Repository and no part may be used without proper attribution to the author. No part may be used for commercial purposes directly or indirectly via a for-profit platform; no adaptation or derivative works are permitted without consent from the copyright owner.
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