Windows in exam rooms

My own physician ( Female & OB /GYN Specialist) has her office suite /surgery located within the confines of a compact low rise commercial building @ ground level.....Main street access,yet set back discreetly secluded.....Forecourt area constructed of glass panels adorned with elegant Egyptian cotton fabric drapes internally, main door to one side with matching drapes....

Main Suite within,tastefully decorated in soft blue hues,reception area staffed by two mature age women one being "In house" RN with her office /exam room to one side of this (all white interior--no windows) ,nice functional exam couch too -- whereby one may find themselves "stuck" upon literally whilst perusing stainless steel drawers & cabinets along opposite wall...On opposite side of substantial size reception area layout an 8+ feet wide hallway leading directly to separate M&F bathroom suite facilities -- tastefully tiled in soft camel ceramics extending approximately 5 feet up all walls within (nice touch) -- that subtle echo effect.....Physicians comfortable / roomy consulting room immediately opposite of reception area & patient L shaped seating arrangement (also no windows).....Upon entry to her domain lay scales situated to the right within close proximity to one very very nice cushioned exam couch stationed further along wall-- step placed conveniently at front, medical cabinets to the left well arranged with all necessary (eye candy) at call materials set out on top--yep,do enjoy eyeballing the medical instrumentation thereupon,sliding overhead ceiling mounted split drapes compliment the environs.....At that point generally speaking much too enjoy when call-up time arrives entering into that interesting establishment....O nearly forgot to mention she is a delightful woman in every respect -- suffice to say attendance for the most part pleasurable indeed.

@ That_Australian,

If I ever make it to Sydney, I may have to book an appointment for a physical with your physician if I accidentally forget to bring enough Rx meds or run out with me such as albuterol for asthma if the pharmacy will not honor the Rx in the United States that is on file. I do carry a few extra with me along with prednisone, epi pen, and benadryl due to some nasty dangerous allergies in my purse at all times . Hopefully she does have a male nurse as I do prefer male physicians, nurses etc.

It sounds like a very lovely office!

Andie

I went to an urgent care center. The compact exam room had a glass wall opposite the door. It opened onto a six foot deep garden with an eight foot back wall. This made the exam room airy and light, but the feeling of being examined in the open was weird.

My doctor's office has both but it seems like physicals are mostly conducted in the inside rooms but I have had one in an outside room with windows - while they were open, the glass was shaded / mirrored from the outside and we were on an upper floor so while there was an immediate voyeuristic opportunity that popped in my head it realistically was completely private unless there was a rouge window washer or someone peeping from another building across the road that happened to get lucky with the angle of the sun 😃

It has windows but the shades are always down

When I was a day patient in a clinic for minor surgery under general anaesthetic, a nurse entered my cubicle holding the pre-op injection behind her back so I couldn't see it, which really frightened me. Her condescending, "I'm just going to give you a little shot, it won't hurt," didn't help because if it really was just a little shot, she wouldn't be so careful not to let me see it. She told me to bend over the exam table and, after I did so, she pulled my pants down to my thights. Looking through the ground floor window, I noticed a young lady walking her dog across the street. When she looked in my direction and smiled, I was embarrassed at the thought that she might presume from my position what was about to happen and perhaps even saw the syringe behind me. Then I felt it - a deep jab fairly low on my right cheek followed by the injection itself. It really hurt and seemed to take forever but it didn't leave my bottom sore afterwards.

I can recall very few medical exam rooms that I have been in having windows. If they had windows, I do remember they were always covered with blinds or drapes.

At the Gp's surgery all the rooms have windows.It is a converted house.They all also have vertical blinds.Sometimes When the windows are open and the blinds are parted a bit the house opposite must be able to see in.There is a curtain around the exam bed.

At the hospital for my sounds appointment the rooms are all internal and have no windows.

I live out in the woods, when I go to the doc, the offices are still just out of town....windows in all offices, but...noone really out there to see in, so,,never really had to think about that..would I mind of someone were out there ? probably not

The clinic I go to has both window ed and window less rooms. The ones with windows have coverings that can't be looked through from outside.

My new doctor's office has big windows, but presumably for examinations she pulls the rolling screen in front of the bed

All the ones I've been in have had windows. Usually small ones to let in some light, make you not feel as claustrophobic. Some rooms had bigger windows, but never really facing anything, so no one could see in.

My old exam room used to have one big window in it with two smaller ones in either corner to let some air in should I so choose, But during exams I always rolled down the blinds and made sure had plenty of privacy

Quite a few years ago, I went to a solo practice which was in a converted home.

I had never been to the doctor, but since I wasn't ill, and was switching, I assumed that I would need to be in a room without a window which opened onto the drive to the parking lot to the back parking lot.

Sure enough, before he knocked on the door, I was asked to move to an interior room, across the hall.

For those of you who may be in a first floor room, WITH blinds,.. if you can see out, the people on the outside CANNOT see in. If you CANNOT see out,.. simply flip the slats and you'll be invisible to those who may want to peek.

I went to a new group medical office just last week. It's on the third floor of a big cube building. The set up of the office was that the nurse's station, storage and services areas were in the core, the exam rooms were along the outside walls. Each room had a large window covered by venetian blinds. Based on the design of the building, I'd guess that the layout would be the same on every floor with the possible exception of the radiology practice on the first floor.

My wife's gyno has all interior exam rooms. No windows to deal with

Rooms are on the inner part of the building

My doctors office has permanent Louvers, basically slats that slat downward. These let in some light but the only way you could look in is to walk right up to the window and look up between the louvers. From the exam table I can't see out the window, but I notice that when I am near the window I can look down and see the street. Presumable someone could look up and see me standing there. So I just stay away from the window,

I hope I described these slats correctly so you can visualize what I am speaking about.

My doctor's office has windows but is on the second floor, has blinds, and faces a swamp.it's pretty private.

One time I was at a doctor for some chest congestion and she had my shirt pulled up to listen to me. All the sudden she gasped and went "Omg I'm so sorry!" before walking over and closing the blinds on the window. Silly me had just assumed the window was mirrored but I guess people could see in!

I thought about this thread when I was in for my yearly exam last month. The doctor's office is on the first floor, and each room has windows with mini-blinds. I started in one room with the nurse because the other wasn't ready yet. That room's blinds were slightly open, and I could see across the walkway to the other part of the building. I made sure the blinds were closed tight before we started the exam in the other room.

There s a Big Window At His Office Its Covered With Blinds. But Over all The Office IS Quite private.

Basically the doctors office is divided into two. As One steps in its the Office u see first then to the left theres a door to the exam room. Its fully private . NO window

Some exam rooms at my dr.'s do, and some don't. The last time I went, there wasn't a window. But sometimes there is. The windows are small though - the usual window size and there is only one. They're all covered with blinds that are closed, also. I don't worry about anyone seeing in.

Some exam rooms have had windows but they had frosted glass and blinds that were closed.

My current PCP's office has windows in each of the two exam rooms I've been in. They're covered with venetian blinds. There is a sidewalk just outside.

It doesn't matter much because these days, the only clothes I take off are my jacket and other outer clothes.

None of my doctor's exam room have windows. They are interior rooms. His office and some of the staff have windows. Nothing much to really see though.

Every medical office I've ever seen has windows but they all have toney venetian blinds.

My doctors exam rooms have no windows. There are windows in the lobby and hall and in her office. I have worked in a hospital where the OB/GYN clinic was on the 3rd floor and there were tented windows. No blinds or anything but you could not see in at all. There were no buildings around it wither. From the outside the windows looked dark brown to black.

I'd be surprised to see this, every one I've been into has been windowless.

Most of the exam rooms I have been in have had windows that are tinted with mini blinds. I went to a surgeons office once that was on the 5th floor of a medical building. There was another tall building across the street. The windows were mirrored so you could not see in from the outside. (Wonder what it was like at night when it gets dark early...)The patients chair sat facing the window. When the doc came in he had me stand and drop my shorts and boxers so he could do his exam. There were not blinds or curtains on the windows. Most of the non windowed exam rooms I have been in are dental offices.