Healing Environment

There are numerous studies that prove that our environment has a demonstrable influence on our mental as well as physical constitution and recovery in the event of illness. Their findings have a measurable influence on the course of illness and, among other things, shorten the length of time patients spend in hospital.

The terms "healing environment" and "patient-centered care" have increasingly become the focus of research, initially in the Anglo-American world, and are now, thanks to the available research results, slowly gaining the importance they deserve here in Germany. It is now clear that the design of the hospital environment and the interpersonal care that takes place there have a demonstrable influence on the course of a patient's illness. The aim of healing environment research is to use scientific studies to find out which factors have what effect and to what extent. Put simply, it is always about avoiding stressors that impair the recovery process and simultaneously promoting all factors that support the recovery process.

In the Austrian private hospitals, special attention is paid to the active implementation of the holistic healing environment concept. After all, optimal treatment success can only be achieved if patients feel comfortable.