For healthcare organizations, evidence-based practice has long been the gold standard in clinical care—and now, stakeholders in hospitals, health systems and medical practices have starting thinking about how to apply the same principles when making decisions about the built environment in their facilities.

We surveyed more than 150 healthcare executives and clinical practitioners to better understand how they’re putting the principles of evidence-based design into practice. This report breaks down the survey’s key findings to help you understand how evidence-based design can improve the caregiver and patient experience, including:

• How evidence-based design improves the health and well-being of patients and staff.
• Why there’s a pressing need to update healthcare environments to help reduce stress and burnout levels among caregivers. 
• What environmental updates can be made to help reduce stress levels and support healing.