It can be easy for health professionals who spend time caring for others to forget to care for themselves. Interestingly, the workplace built environment makes a real difference to how people choose to look after their health. It can make or break a healthy habit!
Most of the time, we take breathing for granted. In, out, in, out. Only in a medical emergency do we reflect on the importance of air for sustaining human life. The same tends to happen in a business. Day in, day out, most people give no thought to air quality unless a problem arises. Yet air is one of the most important elements of a Well-Place™, places designed to help people do well.
Veterinary environments do more than house clinical care. They shape how teams work, how clients feel and how animals experience each visit.
Most of the time, we take breathing for granted. In, out, in, out. Only in a medical emergency do we reflect on the importance of air for sustaining human and animal life. The same tends to happen in a business. Day in, day out, most people give no thought to air quality unless a problem arises. Yet air is one of the most important elements of a Well-Place™, places designed to help people and animals do well.
When we think about what makes a great healthcare environment, it's easy to focus on the obvious. But some of the biggest influences on how people experience a space are the ones we rarely stop to consider.