In this episode, we have a discussion about the intersection of health design/architecture and surgery with Dr. Andrew Ibrahim, a trained architect and practicing general surgeon and health services researcher. We discuss how hospitals, ICUs, operating rooms, and trauma bays are designed and the evidence behind them. 

Host: Cody Mullens, general surgery resident at the University of Michigan, current Behind the Knife Surgery Education Fellow. (@Cody_Mullens)

Guest: Dr. Andrew Ibrahim. Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Michigan, Maud T. Lane Research Professor, Co-Director for the Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy. (@AndrewMIbrahim)

Guide to hospital design on Dr. Ibrahim’s website: https://www.surgeryredesign.com/resources

Paper on measuring hospital design and quality of care using clinical data: https://shmpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jhm.12987

Science paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.6143402

CHEST paper: https://secure.jbs.elsevierhealth.com/action/getSharedSiteSession?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fjournal.chestnet.org%2Farticle%2FS0012-3692%2810%2960225-5%2Ffulltext&rc=0

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