Brief
The pressure on healthcare providers to provide care in an era of constrained resources has driven design and construction innovation, and several trends are now emerging, influencing the post-pandemic construction considerations. We look at six smart healthcare construction trends for the post-pandemic facility.
Insight
Healthcare construction has been booming in response to the pandemic’s increased demand for services and facilities.
The pressure on healthcare providers to provide care in an era of constrained resources has driven design and construction innovation, and several trends are now emerging, influencing the post-pandemic construction considerations. We look at six smart healthcare construction trends for the post-pandemic facility.
Modular Construction
We’ve discussed modular construction before when the UK Government announced a £700 million investment in the NHS. More than £21 million of that going toward the construction of modular health facilities.
Globally, these prefabricated and off-site construction methods are becoming more popular as they offer a fast and efficient way to build healthcare facilities. When faced with unprecedented pressure to rapidly deploy new medical facilities, modular construction came out as a leading example of the most effective, adaptable building design.
Micro-facilities
Seeing hospitals and healthcare facilities pushed to their limits highlighted the misuse of certain facilities, causing greater pressure on the systems. Micro-facilities are small, specialized facilities that provide care for specific health needs and often focus on outpatient services.
In many ways, micro-facilities are a reaction to the trend toward larger, more centralized medical campuses. They offer an alternative for patients who may not want to travel far for care or who may prefer a more intimate, community-based setting. This has been most recently reported as “health on the high street.”
Micro-facilities also offer opportunities for healthcare providers to expand their reach into underserved communities.
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