Evaluation of Medical Staff Satisfaction for Workplace Architecture in Temporary COVID-19 Hospital: A Case Study in Gdańsk, Poland

Agnieszka Gebczynska-Janowicz (), Rafal Janowicz, Wojciech Targowski, Rafal Cudnik, Krystyna Paszko and Karolina M. Zielinska-Dabkowska
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Agnieszka Gebczynska-Janowicz: Faculty of Architecture, Gdańsk University of Technology, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland
Rafal Janowicz: Faculty of Architecture, Gdańsk University of Technology, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland
Wojciech Targowski: Faculty of Architecture, Gdańsk University of Technology, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland
Rafal Cudnik: Copernicus Podmiot Leczniczy Sp. z o. o., 80-803 Gdansk, Poland
Krystyna Paszko: Institute of Nursing and Midwifery, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdansk, Poland
Karolina M. Zielinska-Dabkowska: Faculty of Architecture, Gdańsk University of Technology, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 20, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: This article analyses the architecture that was used in the temporary AmberExpo hospital in Gdańsk, Poland which was installed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The construction of this type of facility is often based on experimental approaches, aimed at caring for patients suffering from an infectious disease in emergency conditions. In order to assess the level of employee satisfaction with the architectural and technical elements used in the first period of the hospital’s activity, medical staff were asked to fill out a questionnaire. The analysis of the survey’s results indicated that the majority of employees expressed satisfaction with the architectural and technical elements, with the design of the spatial layout of the individual medical zones receiving the most positive feedback. However, frequently selected drawbacks in the design included the lack of natural daylight, the artificial light that was used and the acoustics of the facility. This detailed examination of the satisfaction and feedback from medical employees working in this type of emergency facility enables the development of solutions that in the future will allow for the improved adaptive reuse and implementation of such structures, with enhanced time and economic efficiency, and most importantly, the ability to provide a safer workplace.

Keywords: healthcare architecture; workplace architecture; intensive care unit; ICU nurses and COVID-19 pandemic; temporary hospital; adaptive reuse; COVID-19 hospital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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