Thursday, July 24, 2014

Top Amenities For Hospital Patients

By Jansen Wilhelmsen


No one looks forward to a hospital stay and no matter how wonderful your staff may be a hospital can never be as comfortable as one's own home. However, there are a few features you can offer patients that will make their time a bit more pleasant.

Lying in bed for hours and days can leave anyone bored, and there are two types of amenities which can make the time pass more quickly and pleasantly. First on the list would be the internet service you offer. What makes it interesting for them are the services like high-quality and speedy Wi-Fi. Downloading and browsing the net would only be some of the things they can do. If this is also offered in the cafeteria and in the common areas, that would be good too. Everybody would be happy with this kind of service.

Getting a DirecTV commercial account is the best type of TV service you would want to offer to your patients. Everybody will enjoy over 120 channels with the different programs they offer. Sports events, news or just movies will be what a patient will be able to enjoy while passing time. Even if you manage a doctor's office, having Wi-Fi and DirecTV services will be the best ones so that the patients will have something to watch to while waiting for their turn.

Fear is always natural for a patient staying at the hospital and spiritual advice can heal the soul. Spiritualists who are available within 24 hours would be great to offer their spiritual care services for the patients and their families. A chapel and a non-religious reflection room are offerings many hospitals do have but it would be good to have some spiritual caregivers that offer different types of spiritual advice for different religions. Offering non-religious comfort would be good too for those who do not practice any.

Beautiful sceneries can be good for a patient. Walking around or just moving around with a wheelchair would be good to lighten the mood. Gardens would be good too for the soul and body with its fresh air and sunshine to offer. Sometimes fresh air and sunshine can make a big difference in the way a person feels, especially since hospital patients are prone to depression. Having some lovely outdoor areas for patients can give them a chance to enjoy time away from their room.

Dcor is one of the things you need to improve in a patient room or at the waiting areas and it should be something cool for the eyes. To make a patient feel better, some say some colors are needed that gives off a soothing aura to make a person relax. Artwork too can be a good thing and it should be about nature. Other services other than the usual patient care can also give a better comfort for them than just the patient care alone.




About the Author:



No comments:

Post a Comment