Public health clinic infrastructure (and its environmental sustainability in the face if climate change) is critical element of ensuring access to care and advancing outcomes, especially for low-resource settings where privatized health services are cost-prohibative. We conducted an assessment, together with design partner Public Architecture, to advance the environmental sustainability of nation-wide clinic infrastructure for CIES (a Bolivia-based health care service provider that provides over 30% of health services, focussed on access to services for the most underserved, across Bolivia).
KEY QUESTIONS
What are design opportunities for strengthening the environmental sustainability of clinic infrastructure?
How can organizational performance, including access to care, be strengthened through assessing opportunities of the built environment?
BUILT ENVIRONMENT/Building Design and Experience Design Entry Point
Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Care Clinic Infrastructure
TARGET FACTORS Building Performance/Energy Use and Costs, Local Sourcing, User Experience (Thermal Comfort, Clinic Staff Stressors, Clinic Flow), Quality of Care (Infection Prevention, Patient Satisfaction), Access to Care for Rural Populations.
TOOLS Needs Assessment/Recommendations report
PARTNERS International Planned Parenthood/Boliva (CIES), Public Architecture & Pro-Bono team of relevant architects and designers
Location La Paz, Bolivia
Stage Completed. Phase II is being developed.
