A Study on Healing Environmental Elements of the Waiting space of Outpatient Department in Domestic General Hospital in Consideration of Patiences - Focused on General Hospitals in Seoul -

환자 중심적 측면에서 본 국내 종합병원 외래진료부 대기공간의 치유환경요소에 관한 연구 - 서울지역 종합병원을 중심으로 -

Recently, it is not to much to say that the world of hospital architecture in Korea is in a time of transition that undergo big changes. Each hospital pursues their transformation not only for patiences' changing demands on medical services but to cope with rapid environmental changes that pouring like boundless competition, opening tendency and to get an advantage of competition to attract patiences with other hospitals. It is because national expectations and standards on medical services have risen and they are not satisfied with hospitals that run for doctors and medical care that served technically any more. With rising interests in health, it is emphasized not the functions of hospitals to prevent diseases but the purpose of treatment and securing other facilities according to rising economical incomes except medical facilities.