Wellness Centers

Joan Whaley
Author Of
A Guide for the Design Professional

Joan_Whaley@msn.com

Bringing together the best aspects of ambulatory care, complementary medicine, and fitness clubs under one roof, wellness centers are poised to become an essential vehicle of healthcare delivery for the 21st century. Although wellness-based programs have bee instituted by nearly every hospital system in North America, very little has been published on this rapidly emerging building type.

Wellness Centers enables design professionals and others to understand the fitness and healthcare requirements of these facilities, and to address them effectively in their work.

Providing the essential insights into balancing the healthcare and retail demands of wellness centers, Joan Whaley reviews every step of the planning and development process, addressing project assessment, financing, programming, and marketing. She draws on her extensive expertise in creating wellness centers to cover a full range of development and design considerations, including design guide-lines for lobby/waiting areas, clinical space, administrative areas, pools, saunas and indoor gardens. Finally, an inspiring project portfolio profiles an impressive roster of successful wellness centers from around the world.

With useful information on code compliance, plus floor plans, schematic designs and more, this book is a vital professional resource for anyone involved in wellness center design, planning or management.