People going to hospital, whether for care or just visiting patients, often feel hesitant and unsure of themselves in an unusual environment.

At work, workspace design and lighting have an impact on people's productivity. The better the design and lighting, the higher people's productivity. In the wider world, how streets and buildings are designed and illuminated affect people's sense of safety and their desire to venture outside.

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Research has shown that design can create a more reassuring environment and foster a better sense of well being. This is especially true in hospitals where patients often feel anxious, lonely, experience a feeling of losing control, and have to wait for a long time because of routine hospital procedures.

In the outside world lighting can change the way we interact with our local environment, making us feel safer at night and allowing us to appreciate the urbanscape.

At Philips, we're people focused, which means we know what it is like to be a patient, and we understand the complexities that doctors, nurses and hospital personnel are facing in delivering patient-centered care. We're also experts in developing technology that can ultimately help improve the quality of people's lives.

We've researched how people feel, move and interact with each other in the healthcare environment and developed Philips Ambient Experience. With it, hospitals can create a reassuring environment, designed around your patients and staff, which can influence how patients feel during a visit to hospital. Ambient Experience is a purposefully designed environment that makes patients and staff feel more comfortable.

Ambient Experience integrates architecture with lighting, sound and vision to create spaces that the patient can personalize, putting them at ease. The benefits extend beyond the patient. Family members feel less anxious about their loved one's hospital experience. Healthcare professionals find it easier to work with relaxed patients and so work more effectively and efficiently. Where hospitals have introduced Ambient Experience, patients and staff have commented on how it has improved their experiences of work and being a patient.

Philips Ambient Experience harnesses technology to enhance comfort, improve quality of care, and increase operational effectiveness.