Henry Ford Hospital Lobby
Earlier this year a hospital has been built, not only with LEED (Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design developed by the US Green Building Council) sustainable design standards but with feng shui principles. It’s the Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital in Michigan.
The core mission, as I see it, is putting the patient and their families first. It’s a human-centric design, rather than a technology-centric design. Emphasis on wellness education programs, the hospital will serve its patients, families and community in a new way that will hopefully serve as a model for the future of hospitals.
The facility features an upscale grocery market, a lifestyle center-style retail mall, take-home meals and 
a state of the art kitchen auditorium for healthy cooking demonstrations. Private rooms feature 24-hour room service, sound-deadening walls for improving rest, beautiful views of a natural-like retention pond, and live feeds of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System says the hospital will usher in a new model for the delivery of health care, one that lowers costs by targeting healthier behaviors and managing chronic disease. One of my feng shui colleagues, Bobbi Marvin, who is also an architect and a member of the International Feng Shui Guild (ifsguild.org), of which I am a Board member, was involved on the project.
Among all the types of organizations that can benefit from the ancient principles of balance and harmony, healthcare is at the top!
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