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Plans to improve healthcare by enhancing the atmosphere in which patients work and receive treatment have been around for at least the last two centuries with Hippocrates and Sushruta. While Florence Nightingale further propagated and demonstrated the idea to the modern world. (15) Surgeons showed the importance of the physical environment's appropriate importance and its overall impact on health outcomes (16). Once the verdict of Sick Building syndrome was out, as propagated by Burger, things took a more critical turn, and more emphasis was being done on building the structure of health care facilities. (17) With the advancements and more published research, there was a new concept of design solutions in healthcare known as Evidence- Based Design. (18) Evidence-based design ( EBD) researched the physical environment and health a new push. More evidence was generated, ultimately giving rise to the term " healing environment," which was defined as "as a place where contact between the patient and the staff creates positive health outcomes in the physical environment." (19, 20, 21). Consecutive research has established the importance of evidence-based design and that EBDs will make healthcare facilities like hospitals less stressful and promote faster treatment for the patients. Also, improve family members' well-being and create a comfortable and safe workplace for the health staff. (22)