Hospital of the Future

Despite progress toward the digital hospital of tomorrow, military planners are still grappling with the technical problems of today. 08/27/08. The VA Medical Center in Orlando, Fla., and the DOD hospital planned for Fort Belvoir, Va., will be built with larger private rooms, family visiting areas, hidden cabling for medical devices, acoustic flooring to absorb noise, and personal wireless devices and Internet connections so patients can keep in touch with loved ones or pass the hours on the Web. Those features are designed to make a patient’s stay healthier and more pleasant. Government Health IT