Single Rooms Becoming the Norm in New Hospitals

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A focus on single rooms would increase construction costs, with one study finding that the cost for building a new ward with only single-patient rooms would be $182 to $400 per patient, versus $122 to $500 per patient for a ward with double rooms.

But many of those costs are capital costs and would be recouped relatively quickly.

"Many people consider an expensive hotel room to be $300 to $500 per night, whereas the average cost per night in a hospital is $400 to $2,000," Bolin said. "About $40,000 in overall construction costs could be recouped, and it's not that much, considering the cost of equipment."

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