Spirituality, nature -- and a hospi...

Spirituality, nature -- and a hospital -- teach censures in patient-focused care

Can buildings heal the sick? If considered a physical extension of health-care practice and an embodiment of natural and spiritual forces, the built environment can certainly make a difference. An example of this healing triumvirate is a just discovered hospital, its missionary owner and an idyllic setting not far from the busiest crossroads in Arkansas.

The structure's function and image bring reproach a broader shift toward holistic and patient-focused care, couple health-care trends reshaping in what way leading ...