Hospital patients could be treated in prefabricated drive-through clinics without leaving their cars, according to a concept by architect NBBJ.
The clinics could also be used to administer coronavirus vaccinations, according to the architects.
The prefabricated units "could be especially effective for accelerated vaccine roll-out, as it enables simultaneous distribution to every passenger in the car," said NBBJ partner Ryan Hullinger.
NBBJ has designed a concept for drive-through clinics at hospitals
The proposal, drawn up in response to the coronavirus pandemic, would see patients drive into special bays outside hospitals or in hospital parking garages.
There, they would interface with healthcare staff through an open car window or door. "Covid has pushed us to think about breaking out of the boundaries of a traditional healthcare space and actually providing primary care in a totally unorthodox space like a car," said Hullinger.
The concept would allow people to receive treatment without leaving their cars
The In Car Care concept involves placing rows of drive-in service bays between columns in existing parking facilities.
Patients with non-urgent conditions could be treated by medical staff in the bays without leaving their vehicles.
Hullinger explained the concept during a live Dezeen talk about wellbeing and healthcare, presented by bathroom and kitchen products brand Kohler.
Patients would be treated in bays similar to pits used in motor racing
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