European Healthcare Design Congress 2024

We are thrilled and honored to be selected to participate in the European Healthcare Design Congress 2024. We believe that a revolution in healthcare design is both necessary and imminent. Being a part of this influential gathering allows us to contribute to and learn from groundbreaking discussions and innovations in the field. It is a privilege to join such a distinguished community of thought leaders and professionals dedicated to shaping the future of healthcare.

Thank you for this privilege. We are excited to engage, share, and innovate together.

What We Need is a Revolution!

Redefining Healthcare Design: Embracing WELL Standards and Humanistic Principles for Societal Wellness

Exploring the need for transformation in healthcare facilities, concentrating on integrating initiatives like the WELL Building Standards, within a societal framework that demands health-focused, climate-resilient, and equitable systems. It highlights the necessity of creating spaces that do more than heal, they must also embody preventive medicine, inclusivity, and safety, thus shaping environments that foster comprehensive wellness. Echoing the sentiment, "The moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy, and the handicapped," this paper suggests that a society's true measure is seen in its care for the vulnerable.

Hospitals are intended not just as centers for treatment but set a standard of societal values and holistic health. Employing human-centric incentives, we establish a precedent with medical environments. This approach fosters spaces where every detail, from nutrition to air quality, underscores a commitment to health, cultivating a culture of respect and autonomy within a communal, resilient design framework, thus embodying a holistic approach where the entire facility reflects wellness.

Adaptive resilience, akin to the human body's complex systems, is crucial for organizations striving to evolve and thrive. Utilizing a multidisciplinary approach, this notion transcends the conventional roles of the current healthcare models, with innovative concepts that incorporate AI and cumulative intelligence. Findings reveal a significant paradigm gap in medical design, with many models failing to fully address societal needs.

Championing a revolutionary change in healthcare design emphasizes the need to align architectural practices with broader societal health and ethical responsibilities.

It advocates the integration of WELL strategies to transform healthcare into spaces that equally prioritize and foster holistic well-being. The true measure of our society is not solely in how we care for our children, the elderly, and the ill, but also in how our hospitals and healing centers reflect and shape our cultural values. These institutions should lead, establishing benchmarks that influence our daily life. The essence of architecture and interior design must be to construct a physical world that benefits everyone. This requires creating built environments with a positive social impact, where design transcends aesthetics to craft spaces full of soul and significance, embracing the intricacies of our authentic, everyday world.

Rachel Vig

Sada Studios