Flooring for Ambulatory Spaces: Balancing Clinical, Functional, and Aesthetic Goals

Clinically Informed Design for Ambulatory Facilities

Design in healthcare is more than visual appeal; it’s design that heals.  When thoughtfully applied, it restores the senses for both patients and staff, fostering spaces where calm, clarity, and renewal are possible. Flooring, as a foundational design element, plays a key role in this experience. Research published in the Health Environments Research & Design Journal shows that environmental design can significantly influence patient stress levels, staff satisfaction, and infection transmission rates (Ulrich et al., 2008).  In ambulatory facilities, where turnover is high and clinical intensity often approaches that of acute care, every material choice should support hygiene, safety, and ease of navigation.

Gerflor's solutions are engineered with these principles in mind. Through reimagined color layering, graceful design, and visual beauty, our products create environments that invite calm and even moments of wonder. From ergonomic comfort that reduces staff fatigue to slip resistance that instills patient confidence, our resilient flooring enhances clinical outcomes while bringing harmony and balance to busy care settings. Healing happens when environments are designed to care for the whole person. Gerflor’s approach combines clinical performance with human-centered design, supporting the mission of ambulatory facilities to deliver safe, efficient, and uplifting care.

Gerflor's solutions are engineered with these principles in mind. Through reimagined color layering, graceful design, and visual beauty, our products create environments that invite calm and even moments of wonder. From ergonomic comfort that reduces staff fatigue to slip resistance that instills patient confidence, our resilient flooring enhances clinical outcomes while bringing harmony and balance to busy care settings.

Healing happens when environments are designed to care for the whole person. Gerflor’s approach combines clinical performance with human-centered design, supporting the mission of ambulatory facilities to deliver safe, efficient, and uplifting care.