Ten Principles of Healing Environments

This presentation has been specially designed to address the real issues and principles of healing environments. As healthcare reform puts pressure on today's healthcare system, a new culture is evolving.

This new culture recognizes that the patient is a consumer, with the right to choose between various treatments.

The patient should also have access to education so that choices can be made intelligently. The new healthcare culture knows that patients require privacy, dignity, and access to family.

It also acknowledges that the patient’s spiritual and emotional needs also play an important role in healing. This emerging social, economic, and political climate provides fertile ground for creating healing environments.