First-Class... Hospital?

Britain's Design Council has asked Priestmangoode to design hospital wards. PG released a "healthcare manifesto" stating that most design issues faced by hospitals have already been solved in the first-class seating areas of airliners.

"Nurses need to be able to visit patients easily and efficiently. So do airline stewards. Hospitals, meanwhile, need to maximize their square footage utilization, while giving patients privacy and ideally a comfortable, homey environment. Which actually happens to be exactly what airlines do, in their first-class cabin."

These would be far cheaper to manufacture, more flexible, and far more space efficient. The arrangement would allow nurses to easily monitor dozens of patients, while offering each one privacy, although this wouldn't be a replacement for private rooms.