A Hospital for the Future in Shanghai Shanghai International Hospital Design Competition Shanghai, China The design of this private hospital, which will serve the healthcare needs of Shanghai’s rapidly growing affluent population, accommodates complex healthcare delivery models and emerging technologies. The design made allowances for current and future challenges facing the regional healthcare system, most importantly the “silver tsunami”—the forecasted wave of a growing elderly population. HOK’s plan creates a clear separation of zones of activities, with departments and functions located based on access point proximity, flow and wayfinding. The outpatient lobby, core and outpatient functions are adjacent to the primaryoutpatient entry to the south. Similarly, inpatient functions are

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