The project, a steel and glass structure overlooking state route 163, contains the latest medical technology, and has warm color palettes, spacious visitor lounges with coffee bars and private rooms filled with therapeutic scents.
Dan Gross, executive vice president for Sharp’s hospital operations was reported saying that they are creating a unique hospital experience focused on aesthetics and a healing environment. They are being wise in spending in spite of creating extraordinary beauty. The new tower’s amenities are part of an affordable construction budget financed by $60 million in donations, earnings from Sharp’s overall network of hospitals and a manageable amount of debt.
The funds for the project were collected from high end hotels and restaurants that understood the value of using well appointed surroundings to make customers feel special.
Jain Malkin, president of Jain Malkin Inc., was quoted writing in her book that, “There are (hospital) lobbies with two or three story waterfalls, magnificent commissioned works of art, gardens and grand pianos, a visual reference for evidence based design, we never saw anything of that level in the ’80s, and now it has become mainstream.”
Janna Binder of professional research consultants, a company that researches the health care market, said that, some studies indicate that some of the creature comforts help patients get well faster and consumer demand is the real driving force behind this trend.
