EVALUATING A CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL GARDEN ENVIRONMENT:
UTILIZATION AND CONSUMER SATISFACTION
SANDRA WHITEHOUSE
1
, JAMES W.
VARNI
1,2
, MICHAEL SEID
1
, CLARE COOPER-MARCUS
3
, MARY JANE ENSBERG,4
JENIFER R.
JACOBS
1
AND ROBYN S.
MEHLENBECK
1
1
Center for...
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EVALUATING A CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL GARDEN ENVIRONMENT:
UTILIZATION AND CONSUMER SATISFACTION
SANDRA WHITEHOUSE
1
, JAMES W.
VARNI
1,2
, MICHAEL SEID
1
, CLARE COOPER-MARCUS
3
, MARY JANE ENSBERG,4
JENIFER R.
JACOBS
1
AND ROBYN S.
MEHLENBECK
1
1
Center for Child Health Outcomes, Children’s Hospital and Health Center, San Diego, U.
S.
A.
2
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, U.
S.
A.
3
College of Environmental Design, University of California, Berkeley, U.
S.
A.
4
Patient and Family Services, Children’s Hospital and Health Center, San Diego, U.
S.
A.
Abstract
The Leichtag Family Healing Garden at Children’s Hospital and Health Center, San Diego was planned and
built as a healing environment space for patients, families, and sta¡.
A Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE) was
conducted to determine whether the garden was meeting the goals of reducing stress, restoring hope and
energy, and increasing consumer satisfaction.
Results from behavior
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