In the medical furniture market with serious homogeneity, the personalized customization of the medical desk has become the key to creating a differentiated image for hospitals. It is not only a functional service station, but also a unique carrier for conveying hospital culture, meeting patient needs, and reflecting medical care. Our customized medical desk service refuses to be the same, and focuses on creating a unique “personal business card” for each hospital.
1. Integrate hospital culture and make the medical desk a window for cultural communication
Each hospital has its unique historical heritage, hospital management philosophy and cultural characteristics. The medical desk, as the “first impression station” of the hospital, can become a vivid carrier of these cultural elements. Through personalized customization, the hospital culture is cleverly integrated into the design of the medical desk, so that patients can feel the unique charm of the hospital the moment they come into contact with the medical desk.
For old hospitals with a deep historical accumulation, the customization of the medical desk can draw inspiration from the architectural style. For example, a century-old hospital has an outpatient building in European retro style. When we customized the medical desk, we chose solid wood materials of the same color as the building’s exterior wall. The desk is engraved with European curly grass patterns, and the edge of the desk is inlaid with copper decorative strips, which echo the plaster reliefs and arched doors and windows of the building, as if the medical desk has been a part of the building since its construction, so that patients can also feel the historical weight of the hospital during the medical treatment process.
Chinese medicine hospitals can incorporate Chinese medicine cultural elements into the design of the medical desk. The desk body adopts the original wood color, matched with dark brown Chinese medicine herbal atlas engravings, such as Ganoderma lucidum, ginseng, angelica and other patterns, which not only reflects the characteristics of Chinese medicine, but also gives people a natural and reassuring feeling. A piece of natural stone can be embedded in the countertop to simulate the pulse diagnosis scene of Chinese medicine “looking, smelling, asking and touching”, making the medical desk a display platform for Chinese medicine culture.
For hospitals with the concept of “humanistic care” as their hospital management concept, the design of the medical desk pays more attention to the creation of a warm and friendly atmosphere. A “wish wall” can be set up on the side of the table, where patients and medical staff can write down their blessings and wishes and stick them on it; or small green plants and art ornaments can be placed on the top of the medical desk to add vitality and warmth to the cold medical space and convey the hospital’s care for patients.
2.fit the patient group and create a unique medical experience
The main patient groups of different hospitals are different. For example, children’s hospitals are mainly children and parents, geriatric hospitals are mainly elderly people, and obstetrics and gynecology hospitals are mainly pregnant women and their families. The personalized customization of the medical desk can accurately meet the needs of these specific patient groups and provide them with a more comfortable and convenient medical experience.
The design of the medical desk in the children’s hospital should fully consider the psychological characteristics of children. Cartoon shapes can be used, and the table body can be designed into cute shapes such as castles, cars, animals, etc. The colors can be bright and lively yellow, blue, pink, etc., so that children will not be afraid of unfamiliar environments when entering the hospital. A small interactive game area can be set up on the countertop, with some safe educational toys placed so that children can play while waiting, distract their attention and relieve tension. At the same time, considering that parents need to fill in information, the medical guide desk can set up a slightly higher extended countertop to facilitate parents to fill in while standing and avoid bending over and being tired.
The medical guide desk in the geriatric hospital should highlight the characteristics of “convenience, safety and comfort”. The height of the countertop can be appropriately lowered to facilitate the elderly to bend over for consultation; the edge of the table body is rounded and wrapped with soft anti-collision strips to prevent the elderly from accidentally colliding and getting injured. In terms of function, the medical guide desk can set up a placement area for magnifying glasses and reading glasses to facilitate the elderly to check information; it can also reserve space for simple inspection equipment such as blood pressure measuring instruments and blood glucose meters, so that medical guides can quickly provide basic health testing services for the elderly.
The design of the medical guide desk in the obstetrics and gynecology hospital should reflect a warm and private atmosphere. The colors are soft beige, lavender, etc., and the table body adopts an arc design, giving people a soft and friendly feeling. A small mother-and-child rest area can be set up next to the medical guide desk, equipped with comfortable chairs and a baby care table, to facilitate temporary rest and care for pregnant women and babies. The information storage area of the medical guide desk can be specially divided into a “pregnancy and childbirth knowledge corner” to store relevant information such as pregnancy care and postpartum recovery for pregnant women to consult.
3. adapt to medical care work, improve work efficiency and comfort
The medical guide desk is an important place for medical staff to work, and whether its design is reasonable directly affects work efficiency and comfort. Personalized customization can optimize the function and layout of the medical guide desk according to the working habits and needs of medical staff, and create an efficient, convenient and comfortable working space for them.
For the medical guide desk of a general hospital with complex work processes and a lot of information, a partition design can be adopted. Divide the medical guide desk into different functional areas such as consultation area, data storage area, and equipment operation area. The consultation area is equipped with sufficient countertop space to facilitate the communication and information recording between the medical guide and the patients; the data storage area adopts a multi-layer drawer and cabinet door design, and the data are classified and stored according to the department, disease type, etc., and clear labels are marked on the drawers and cabinet doors for quick search; the equipment operation area reserves the placement of computers, printers, intercoms and other equipment, and designs hidden line storage channels to avoid the influence of cluttered lines on work.
For emergency medical guide desks that need to be frequently moved and operated, flexibility and convenience should be emphasized. A movable design can be adopted, and silent universal wheels are installed at the bottom to facilitate the adjustment of the position of the medical guide desk at any time according to the number and location of emergency patients. The table body is equipped with multiple hooks and shelves for placing common equipment such as first aid kits and stethoscopes, so that medical staff can quickly access them. At the same time, the height of the medical guide desk can be adjusted according to the height of the medical staff to avoid fatigue caused by bending over or raising hands for a long time.
For the medical guide desks in some special departments, such as infectious disease departments, full consideration should be given to epidemic prevention needs when customizing them. The medical desk can be designed in a closed style, with transparent protective glass separating medical staff and patients to reduce direct contact. A special window for delivering items is set up, and the window is equipped with a disinfection device to ensure the safety of the items during delivery. The body of the desk is made of antibacterial and corrosion-resistant materials, which is convenient for daily cleaning and disinfection, providing a safe working environment for medical staff.
4. unique shape and color, highlighting the personality of the hospital
In addition to the function and cultural connotation, the shape and color of the medical desk are also important aspects of individuality. The unique shape and harmonious color can make the medical desk stand out in the hospital space and leave a deep impression.
In terms of shape design, it is possible to break through the traditional rectangular, L-shaped and other conventional shapes, and design unique shapes such as round, arc, and wavy according to the overall style and space characteristics of the hospital. For example, in a modern hospital lobby, you can customize a streamlined medical desk, which is made of glass and metal, with smooth and beautiful lines and a sense of the future; in a hospital that focuses on natural ecology, the medical desk can be designed to imitate the shape of a tree, with the body of the desk like a tree trunk and the table top like a tree crown, giving people a feeling of being close to nature.
In terms of color selection, it is no longer limited to single tones such as white and gray, and can be personalized according to the hospital’s positioning and patient groups. Children’s hospitals can boldly use bright and lively color combinations; traditional Chinese medicine hospitals can choose colors that reflect nature and simplicity; and high-end private hospitals can use simple and atmospheric neutral tones, with a small amount of metallic colors as embellishments to highlight the sense of quality. At the same time, the color matching should be coordinated with the overall decoration style of the hospital to form a unified and harmonious visual effect.
Our medical desk customization service always takes the unique needs of the hospital as the core, from cultural integration to patient experience, from medical care needs to shape and color, to create an exclusive personalized medical desk in all aspects. Let each medical guide table become an unrepeatable symbol of the hospital, attract more patients for the hospital and enhance the brand image. If you want to have a unique medical guide table, please contact us and let us start the personalized customization journey together.