Commentary Is your hospital hospitable?: how physical environment influences patient safety. Citation Text: Stichler JF. Is your hospital hospitable? How physical environment influences patient safety. Nurs Womens Health. 2007;11(5):506-11. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL October 17, 2007 Stichler JF. Nurs Womens Health. 2007;11(5):506-11. View more articles from the same authors. This article describes environmental and design factors that support both patient and worker safety in the hospital. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Stichler JF. Is your hospital hospitable? How physical environment influences patient safety. Nurs Womens Health. 2007;11(5):506-11. 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