We help create hospitable settings that combine warmth, comfort and familiarity with the rigor of safety and durability. Equipped for mobile work and set up for personal connection, the best spaces meet practical and emotional needs with a flexible range of hosting amenities, inviting seating options and convenient access to power.
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With Better design, waiting spaces can change from feeling institutional to being more livable and inviting — while still addressing clinical demands for safety, durability and cleanability.
Open image tooltipThe Evolving Waiting Experience
Rapidly changing healthcare needs are shaping the future of waiting spaces. Explore our insights on how healthcare waiting environments can support patients, families, and medical staff without compromising safety and performance. Download a summary of our latest research and insights here.
Notable Products for Waiting + Transition Spaces
Research + Insights
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The Evolving Waiting Experience
Real patients share their feedback from recent healthcare waiting experiences – revealing to Steelcase Health what isn’t working, and how it can be improved. -
A Healing Touch
How Designtex, a Steelcase brand, leverages neuroaesthetics to create fabrics that evoke happiness and delight while ensuring durability for demanding healthcare environments. -
Designing Healing Spaces with the Comfort of Home
Designer shares personal health experience to highlight importance of more welcoming and home-like settings in hospitals and treatment centers.
