ENHANCING THE VITALITY OF PUBLIC HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS IN INDIA WITH BIOPHILIC DESIGN STRATEGIES
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https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhkosh.v5.iICoMABE.2024.2151Keywords:
Public Healthcare, Healing, Patients, Biophilic, User Perspective, Well-Being, Natural Elements, Patient-CentricAbstract [English]
Public Healthcare institutions in India are becoming less preferred compared to private healthcare institutions, not because these public facilities have less qualified doctors or staff but because of their old rustic structures and low maintenance of the buildings which are disconnected from nature. Biophilic is an idea to create bonding between a building and its user through landscape and natural essential elements of life like natural light, fresh air and water to improve mental well-being, reduce stress and increase the healing capacity of a human being. This research is mainly focused on the descriptive research on biophilic design and public healthcare facilities in India and the comparative case studies of KTP Hospital in Singapore and ‘Östra Psychiatry Hospital’ in Sweden with District Hospital Barmer-Rajasthan and District Hospital Satna- M.P. to understand the feasibility and challenges of the Biophilic concept in healthcare facilities in Indian public healthcare facilities. The findings of study shows that the user perspective is somewhere also dependent on the architectural or structural condition of the facility along with the qualification of medical staff. The healing process of patients and the mental well-being of staff can be improved by the addition of natural elements in daily life. This research therefore concludes as a healthcare system it is its responsibility to provide the best possible treatment not just by providing medicine but by a healing environment too, also it is necessary to focus on improving the mental well-being of all the staff including doctors, nurses, supports staffs etc.
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