Medical professionals claim that improvements to the built environment of health facilities have positive effects on patient health outcomes and staff satisfaction. Despite extensive research, inadequate empirical evidence exists to support the benefit of renovation. The Department of Human Services, Victoria, Australia, needs assurance that investment in facility improvement is worthwhile. Through literature review, interviews, and focus groups, a methodology consisting of evaluation tools, surveys, and data organisation tools was developed and pilot tested for the collection of data from facilities targeted for replacement. A framework was established for follow-up studies to be performed in renovated facilities.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Baldassari, Laura E.
• Werner, Christopher M.
• Caputo, Michael P.
• Conforte, Molly

Subject

• Infrastructure
• Health
• Community
• Well-Being

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050205-002200

Keyword

• Public health
• Medical care

Advisor

• Clancy, Edward A.
• Vaz, Rick

Year

• 2005

Center

• Melbourne, Australia Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Department of Human Services, Capital Management B

Date created

• 2005-05-02

Location

• Melbourne

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright