Over the years, there has been a serious push to reform the way healthcare facilities are designed in order to make them easier to clean, not only reducing the chances of hospital acquired infections from occurring, but also as a productivity measure to keep hospitals running smoothly.

Pediatric patients encapsulate many of the well-known challenges of patient communication. They often have limited capacity to understand, they are emotional, impulsive, and anxious, and they cannot always communicate back in a way that is easy to understand.

Thanks to whiteboard customization, facilities can tailor their whiteboards based on the rooms they will be placed in. When it comes to labor and delivery patients, these are the essential information fields that have been found to be most helpful.

Communication is vital for all patients, regardless of their cognitive and physical abilities. If you work with patients with varying disabilities and conditions, you can use whiteboards to provide better service and more streamlines communication daily.

In a healthcare industry where patient-centered care is most valued, patient communication has become a greater priority for many facilities. Here are a few important studies that have been conducted over the years regarding patient communication, it’s affects, and how it can be improved. 

GMi Companies, parent company of Ghent, VividBoard, and Waddell, announced today that they have been awarded a GSA Multiple Award Schedule 071 by the US General Services Administration (GSA).

These are the most effective information fields that can be included on a whiteboard meant for long-term rehabilitation patients.

These are a few things that may be best left off the patient room whiteboard.

When sizing a whiteboard for your facility, begin with these design and treatment considerations. 

Patient flow has wide-reaching implication throughout a facility. It impacts the organization and efficiency of hospital staff, something that is directly tied to the level of care and customer service delivered to patients.