A Study on the Preference for the Healing Environment of Outpatient Waiting Space at the Domestic General Hospitals in the Patient-centered Aspects - Centering on the outpatient waiting space at the department of internal medicine of general hospitals In Seoul area -

환자 중심적 측면에서 본 국내 종합병원 외래진료부 대기공간의 치유환경요소에 관한 선호도 연구 - 서울지역 종합병원 내과 외래진료부 대기공간을 중심으로 -

Recently, it is not too much to say that the world of hospital architecture in Korea is in a time of transition that undergo big changes. Each hospital .pursues their transformation not only for patiences' changing demands on medical services but to cope with rapid environmental changes that pouring like boundless competition, opening tendency and to get an advantage of competition to attract patiences with other hospitals. It is because national expectations and standards on medical services have risen and they are not satisfied with hospitals that run for doctors and medical care that served technically any more. With rising interests in health, it is emphasized not the functions of hospitals to prevent diseases but the purpose of treatment and securing other facilities according to rising economical incomes except medical facilities.