Magazine explores how the new Stanford Hospital blends technology and innovation to improve care – Stanford Medical Center Report

We cant be sure what our world will look like 100 years from now, let alone imagine the new technology that will be at our disposal to improve our lives, our work and our health. But a large contingent of people tasked with planning the new Stanford Hospital were asked to imagine a facility that can serve our community for decades to come.

The result of their musings is a building filled with sunlight; a high-tech hub of healing and comfort for patients and their families; and a place of collaboration, innovation and well-being for employees and clinicians.

Weve created an environment to match the high caliber of the care they provide, while offering patients and families an atmosphere that has been designed to promote healing at every step, David Entwistle, president and CEO of Stanford Health Care, said in the latest issue of Stanford Medicine magazine about the new 824,000-square-foot hospital, which welcomed its first patients Nov. 17.

Technology throughout the hospital is designed to smooth patient comfort and care. Medical equipment alarms, for instance, are no longer audible in patient rooms; instead, nurses and physicians receive alerts on hand-held devices. And bedside technology gives patients control over room lighting, window shades, temperature and entertainment options.

In a letter to readers, Lloyd Minor, MD, dean of the Stanford School of Medicine, called the hospital a beautiful, serene setting for healing that is also an advanced incubator where we can cultivate our vision of precision health.

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