UK’s First Rooftop ICU Garden Lets Critical Care Patients Experience Outdoors Without Disconnecting From Care
TL;DR
King’s College Hospital in London opened the UK’s first rooftop garden for its 60-bed Critical Care Unit, allowing ICU patients to spend hours outdoors while still connected to life-support via weatherproof cabinets; the six-bed rooftop setup aims to advance research on how nature, light, and fresh air affect recovery, stress, and well-being for patients, families, and staff, with designers Nigel Dunnett and Sarah Price leading the landscaping.
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