Designing your Medical Destination
In today’s Medical Tourism field, outstanding medical treatments and surgeries, and competitive prices are not enough to attract clients from around the world. The competitive edge comes from being able to create a holistic experience based on a healing environment including support amenities, therapies, treatments and activities.
Medical Tourism patients must be treated like guests. Your success as a Medical Tourism provider resides in your ability to respond to the expectations of your targeted markets and clients.
The “corner stone” of this ability relies on the conception and design of your structure, to become a true Medical Destination.
The Design Process of a Medical Destination is based on five principles. Read more about the principles of medical destination conception and design here.
Conception and Design A2Z
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Consulting Service |
| Definition of the general profile of the future Medical Destination including: – Definition of the purpose of the project, the vision of the owner and the projected guest’s experience. – Definition of the structure of the Medical Destination from the required perspectives of the treatments, guest’s experience, operations, management, business and marketing. – Assessment of the equipment needs for the amenities involving special structural requirements. |
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Architectural design: Conception and Design |
| 1. Development of the general profile of the future Medical Destination including – Development of the purpose of the project, the vision of the owner and the projected guest’s experience. – Development of the structure of the Medical Destination from the required perspectives of the treatments, guest’s experience, operations, management, business and marketing. – Assessment of the equipment needs for the amenities involving special structural requirements. 2.Development and conception of the traffic flow and the space design, including: 3.Collaboration with the client’s architect for the development of the architectural conception and plans, as well as for the development of the mechanical plans including electrical, plumbing, computers, phone, waterproofing, HVAC and sound system. |
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Interior design and decoration: Conception and Design |
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– Definition of the style and physical identity of the Medical Destination. – Identification of all materials to be used in every space including flooring, walls, ceilings, colors, styles, according to the vision of the owner, to the projected guest’s experience as well as to the structural needs. – Conception of specific designs and layouts required for design purposes (i.e.: tiles layouts, textured painting, customized water falls, etc). – Collaboration with the companies supplying and installing the interior design materials. – Meeting and collaborating with the general contractor as well as with all of other companies involved in the project. |