We Are All Caregivers: How Noora Health Supports a User Group in Patient Care
Family caregivers are essential for patient recovery journeys – especially in low- and middle-income health systems. But: they are mostly overlooked as a critical actor. Noora Health, a nonprofit born from a Stanford d.school project, focused on the specific challenges and needs of this user group. Noora’s team used human-centered design to develop the Care Companion Program – reimagining how health systems can better support and partner with patients’ families.
How Design Thinking Turned One Hospital into a Bright and Comforting Place
Long dreary corridors, impersonal waiting rooms, the smell of disinfectant — hospitals tend to be anonymous and depressing places. Even if you’re just there as a visitor, you’re bound to wonder, “How can my friend recover in such an awful place? Will I get out of here without catching an infection?” The transformation of the Rotterdam Eye Hospital suggests that it doesn’t have to be this way.
How SwipeSense Makes Hand Cleaning In Hospitals As Easy As Wiping Them On Pants
We go to hospitals expecting to get better. But in many cases, they only make you sicker. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 2 million Americans contract Hospital Acquired Infections, resulting in 100,000 deaths and over $30 billion in costs to the health care system per year.
