1st Case Study -Swedish Medical

Center at NW, Seattle

Leadership

Caring for Our Communities

As a non-profit health care
provider, Swedish takes seriously
our responsibility to provide
access to the services, expertise
and facilities needed by our
communities.

LEFT SIDE PERSPECTIVE

Building Size: 3,995 Sq. Ft.
Building Use: Health Care Clinic
COMPANY PROFILE:
Their Vision
Demonstrate the highest-quality,
best-value health care to all they
serve.
Their Values
Safety
Patient-centered care
Respect, caring and
compassion
Teamwork and partnership
Continuous learning and
improvement

Our commitment to improving the

health of our region extends
beyond normal patient care.
Whether through physician clinics,
health education, charity care, our
mobile mammography program or
other means of outreach, we're
committed to caring for the
people of our region and beyond.
We are a pioneer in health care
service and in contributing to
dialogue around health care
reform. We provide access to
information for our community
and for our industry about
everything from economic
challenges to how to handle
changing care needs. We host
symposiums on healthcare issues
and connect thought leaders with
evolving information.

Health care impacts everyone,

and it is our responsibility to lead
the healthcare discussion in our
community. Its a responsibility we
take seriously.

FLOOR PLAN

PERSPECTIVE

Left Side Elevation

Exterior Perspective
Interior- Reception Area

CT Scan Room

Interior Project Concepts and

Style Guide
The Project Concept of the
the Swedish Medical Center is to
build a medical care center that
focuses on their values such as :
safety, patient centered care,
respect, caring and compassion.
The Style of their facility is
more of the ambiant nature. They
used most nature colors to soothe
the patients that come in to their
facility.

Laboratory Room

Materials and Finishes

They used laminated wood
finishes on wall and floors. They
also used carpet for the floors to
avoid noises coming from the
steps.
Lighting and Color Scheme
Applications
Massive use of pinlights
were used. They also have natural
lighting as seen in the waiting
area. The paint transitions from
green to grey to white that gives
the feeling of
calmness and
cleanliness.
Design
Elements
Decorations

and

In the interiors, the walls

have either pictures of beaches or
any nature with water elements
that
help
soothe
the
patients/clients. The use of wood
is largely used to achieve the
feeling of calmness found in
nature and also its healing
capability.

charity
care
and
discounts
through a community service fund
upon application. No person is
refused care because of an
inability to pay. SJRMC provides
care to patients covered by
Medicare or Medicaid and is a
Medicaid provider for New Mexico,
Arizona, Colorado, and Utah.

Front Perspective

b. 2nd Case Study San Juan

Regional
Medical
Center
at
Farmington, NM

Rear Perspective

COMPANY PROFILE:
Their approach is to satisfy
the expectations of our patients
and attract and retain leading
physicians, nurses, and other
healthcare professionals. San Juan
Regional
Medical
Center
is
committed
to
integrating
advanced medical technologies
and to continually improve patient
care.
In
addition,
SJRMC
provides
quality medical care regardless of
race, creed, gender, national
origin, disability, age, or ability to
pay.
Their
hospital
provides

In October 2013, SJRMC received

a three-year accreditation by DNV.
Our organization was evaluated in
hospital quality, innovation, and
continued
performance
improvement. By participating in
these continued activities they are
able to provide personalized
healthcare to their community.
Mission,
Philosophy

Vision

&

Their mission is to personalize

healthcare and create enthusiasm
and
vitality
in
healing.
Their vision is to be known as the
most
personalized
quality
healthcare
provider.
Their philosophy:

Health is the capacity to

growphysically,
emotionally, mentally and
spiritually. Each person's
capacity is unique.
Healing is improving each
person's
capacity
for
growth where possible and
helping
each
individual
understand and cope when
improvement
in
some
aspect is not possible.
The healing professions
exist to facilitate and guide
growth.
Everyone
who
works here is a healing
professional.
The
quality
of
our
treatmentsthe
diagnostics, the medicine,
and the procedures we
delivercannot
be
separated from the essence
of the way we treat people.
The
better
healing
professionals are able to
personalize treatments, the
better they are able to heal.

EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE
Interior Project Concepts and
Style Guide:

W
aiting Area

The Interior Project Concept

of the Medical center is a free
flowing easy to access spaces
with a home like feel.
The Style of this medical
center is very at one with nature.
They intended to create a vibe
that one can feel at home or in a
vacation while being in this
facility. They created a hotel like
medical center to avoid the
uneasiness of ones patient/client.

Utrasound Room

Information Desk at Laboratory

Floor
Materials and finishes
The massive use of earth
finishes and large windows gives

the effect of continuous or

connection with nature. They also
use wooden flooring for
laboratory rooms and also in
walls.

Sensory Test Room

Lighting and color scheme
applications
In lighting, they used pin
lights in large areas such as in the
waiting areas. They also have
large windows in the waiting areas

and in rooms to allow natural light

to come in. The use of slit lighting
is found in hallways and special
laboratory rooms.
In color schemes, they used
nature colors (e.i. pale green,
brown, and white ) in the most
populated areas to create the
feeling of calmness and serenity,
whereas they try to incorporate
colors that are more vibrant in the
laboratory areas to give life to the
neutral zones.

CT Scan Room
Design Elements and
Decorations:
They tried to incorporate
each room with pictures of nature
hanging on the wall to relax the
patients. They also used wood
materials/furniture more to follow
their vibe of nature.