Park & Enter�Look�for�blue�entrance�from�Blvd

Enter�central�garage

Go�to�1st�floor

Kettering Medical Center will

install new signs both inside

and outside by the end of the

year. This new wayfinding

system will make it easier

for our visitors to get where

they need to go at Kettering.

Why did we do this? Currently,�visitors�are�greeted�

by�many�signs,�with�several�

messages,�in�many�different�

styles.�The�new�signs�will�reduce�

the�visual�noise�and�help�visitors�

quickly�and�easily�determine�if�

they�are�heading�the�correct�

direction.

What did we do? A�team�representing�all�key�

areas�of�the�hospital�guided�

the�process.�The�entire�hospital�

staff�was�invited�to�participate�

in�surveys.�This�team,�along�with�

Swath,�a�leading�environmental�

graphics�design�firm,�audited�

all�existing�signs,�entrances,�

and�traffic�inside�and�outside�

the�hospital.�The�result�of�was�

a�new�simplified�wayfinding�

system�based�on�proven�scientific�

methods.�Other�hospitals�have�

had�success�with�color-coded�

district�wayfinding�systems,�

including�Cincinnati�Childrens�

Hospital�Medical�Center.�

Principles of new system Districts�The�campus�will�be�

divided�into�districts�based�

on�parking,�entrances�and�

department�locations.�Each�

district�has�a�distinct�color,�icon,�

and�name�reinforced�through�

signage�and�the�elevators.�The�

goal�of�the�system�is�to�have�

visitors�park�and�enter�close�to�

their�destination,�while�staying�

in�the�same�district.�If�visitors�

need�to�go�to�a�different�level�of�

the�hospital,�they�will�first�find�

the�correct�district�on�the�first�

level,�take�the�elevator,�and�then�

follow�more�detailed�signs�to�

their�destination.�In�most�cases�

patients�will�be�able�to�get�to�

their�destination�in�less�than�

three�steps.�If�a�visitor�gets�lost�

they�will�be�directed�back�to�the�

first�level.�

Destinations Simplified�

Effective�signage�should�not�

list�every�possible�location�and�

destination,�but�rather�lists�

higher�level�destination.�Areas�

that�have�several�departments�

within�one�area�will�have�one�

name�for�that�destination.�In�

every�case,�directions�start�with�

the�district�as�the�broadest�

reference�point.�They�will�park�

in�a�specific�area�designated�

by�a�district.�From�there�they�

will�enter�the�building,�then�

navigate�to�an�elevator�or�their�

destination.�As�they�get�closer�to�

their�destination,�the�wayfinding�

gets�more�specific.

Guide to New Wayfinding at Kettering Medical Center

Each major destination is 3 steps or less

Get to DepartmentFollow�Orchard�Districts’�signs�on�1st�floor

�Take�Orchard�Elevators��to�5th�floor

Follow�signs�to�same�day

1

1

2

2

3

3

WATERS

ORCHARD

EMERGENCY

LIGHT

LIGHTPARKING

RADIATION ONCOLOGYPARKING

THERAPYPARKING

SCHUSTER

C2LEVEL

C1LEVEL

CENTRAL GARAGEUNDERGROUNDPARKING

BOONSHOFT PARKING

Floor 1Atrium Grille

Chapel

Coffee Shop

Emergency

Gift Shop

Rooms 1501 - 1510

Pharmacy

Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Radiology

Registration

Schuster Heart Hospital Check-In

Security

Specialty Surgical Care

Surgery

Therapy

Boonshoft CenterHuman Resources

Restrooms

Elevators

Stairs

INFO

INFO

INFO

INFO

BENJAMIN & MARIAN SCHUSTER HEART HOSPITAL

WATERS ENTRANCE

GARAGEELEVATORS

SCHUSTERELEVATORS

BOONSHOFTENTRANCE

WATERS ELEVATORS

THERAPYENTRANCE

ORCHARD ELEVATORSRADIATIONONCOLOGYENTRANCE

PHYSICIANOFFICES

PHYSICIAN OFFICE BUILDING ENTRANCE

MAINENTRANCE

LIGHT ELEVATORS |B|

LIGHT ELEVATORS |A|

BOONSHOFT

BOONSHOFTELEVATORS

CafeteriaMedical RecordsNelson Conference CenterPatient Relations

Sleep Disorders Center

waters ELEVATORS

GARAGE ELEVATORS

District Destinations

Elevators

Parking

Access

FLOOR G

AdministrationCoffee ShopRegistrationGift Shop

PharmacyPulmonary RehabilitationRadiologySpecialty Surgical Care

Information DeskMain Lobby

FLOOR 1

Rooms 2301 2322Rooms 2101 2127Rooms 2201 2221

FLOOR 2

Rooms 3301 3322Rooms 3101 3128Rooms 3205 3222

FLOOR 3

Rooms 4301 4320 : Special Care Nursery *(NICU)Rooms 4201 4212 : Labor and DeliveryRooms 4101 4121

FLOOR 4

Rooms 5301 5318Rooms 5101 5127Rooms 5201 5221

FLOOR 5

watersCardiac RehabilitationVolunteer ServicesLost and Foundlight ELEVATORS (A and B)

District Destinations

Elevators

Physician Office Building

PARKING

Parking

Physician Office BuildingENTRANCE

CARDIAC REHABILITATION

CARDIAC REHABILITATION

Access

FLOOR G

Atrium GrilleYELLOW Information DeskSurgeryPhysician Offices

FLOOR 1

(Physician Offices : NO DESTINATIONS)direct to: Physician Offices from Floor 1

FLOOR 2

Kettering Breast Evaluation Centerdirect to: Physician Offices from Floor 1Outpatient Lab

FLOOR 3

(Physician Offices : NO DESTINATIONS)direct to: Physician Offices from Floor 1Kettering Reproductive Medicine

FLOOR 4

Wallace Kettering Neuroscience Institutedirect to: Physician Offices from Floor 1

FLOOR 5

light

Visitor and

Main Entrance PARKING

Visitor and

Main Entrance PARKING

(Central Garage)

MAIN ENTRANCE

C1 and C2 Garage LevelENTRANCES via MAIN LOBBY

C1 and C2 Garage LevelENTRANCES via MAIN LOBBY

KM

C W

AY

FIN

DIN

G D

IST

RIC

TS

Radiation OncologyNuclear Medicine / P.E.T.Hyperbaric Medicineorchard ELEVATORS

District Destinations

Elevators

Therapy PARKING

Radiation Oncology PARKING

Parking

Radiation Oncology ENTRANCE

Therapy ENTRANCE

Access

FLOOR G

ChapelTherapyRooms 1501 1510

FLOOR 1

Rooms 2501 2510 : Cardiac Thoracic Intensive Care UnitRooms 2514 2525 : Surgical Intensive Care Unit

FLOOR 2

Rooms 3501 3512 : Coronary Care Intensive Care UnitRooms 3513 3524 : Medical Intensive Care Unit

FLOOR 3

Medical Education

FLOOR 4

Rooms 5501 5518 : Same Day MedicalEEGEndoscopy / GI

FLOOR 5

orchardN/A

schuster ELEVATORS

District Destinations

Elevators

Visitor and

Main Entrance PARKING

(Central Garage)

Visitor and

Main Entrance PARKING

(Central Garage)

Parking

Access

FLOOR G

Schuster Heart Hospital Check In at desk: Non Invasive Cardiovascular LabEchocardiogram (Ultrasound)Heart CatheterizationVascular Lab

Stress TestingKettering ClinicsElectrocardiology (EKG)

FLOOR 1

direct to :Rooms 2401 2420at the entrance to the unit: Schuster Heart HospitalRooms 2401 2420 (these are pin mounted leters that are being moved)

(internal : Heart and Vascular, Cath Labs, EP labs)

FLOOR 2

Rooms 3401 3430(internal : Cardiac Telemetry)

FLOOR 3

Rooms 4401 4430: Mother and Baby Unit

FLOOR 4

Rooms 5401 5430: The Kettering Joint Center

FLOOR 5

schuster

MAIN ENTRANCE

C1 and C2 Garage Level

C1 and C2 Garage Level

ENTRANCES via MAIN LOBBY

ENTRANCES via MAIN LOBBY

KM

C W

AY

FIN

DIN

G D

IST

RIC

TS

ALL OTHERS PARK IN

ALL OTHERS ENTRANCE

Boonshoft Center

BOONSHOFT ELEVATORS

District Destinations

Elevators

Boonshoft Center PARKING

(Parking for Boonshoft Center)

Parking

Boonshoft Center ENTRANCE

(and Boonshoft Elevators

in the Garage)

Access

FLOOR G

Boonshoft CenterChildbirth EducationHuman Resources

FLOOR 1

Boonshoft Center(Far Oaks Orthopedics : no direction given)

FLOOR 2

Boonshoft Center(Cancer Specialists of Greater Dayton : no direction given)

FLOOR 3

Boonshoft Center(Innovation Center : no direction given)

FLOOR 4

N/A

FLOOR 5

boonshoftN/A

N/A

District Destinations

Elevators

Boonshoft Center PARKING

EMERGENCY PARKING

Parking

EMERGENCY ENTRANCE

Access

FLOOR G

EMERGENCYSecurity

FLOOR 1

N/A

FLOOR 2

N/A

FLOOR 3

N/A

FLOOR 4

N/A

FLOOR 5

emergency

KM

C W

AY

FIN

DIN

G D

IST

RIC

TS