Evaluation of the Ward in the Erasmus Medical Centre

M.E. (Liesbeth) van Heel, MSc, has been involved in Erasmus MC’s hospital redevelopment project since 1998. She acts as secretary to the Steering Committee and heads the Expertise group New building within Erasmus MC’s department of Corporate Real Estate. She coordinates patient participation aspects in the project, is responsible for PR and communication about the project, and has developed a sensitive ear and eye for healing environment issues. Over the last 6 years she has scouted nationally and internationally for contacts and research valuable for the project in Rotterdam, including the research on single patient rooms presented in this paper.