What's Your Sign? Signs convey an image about a community, a company, a healthcare facility and even an individual department. Quality signs attract attention and effectively communicate messages. The effectiveness of a sign is directly related to how well-made and designed it is. How do you judge a sign? Does it attract attention and get the message across? They affect our everyday lives. Signs that are used to communicate important information are very useful in the healthcare field. Hospitals are usually very large facilities. Without signs, visitors would never find where they are looking to go and policies and procedures would never be followed. Communication is the most important factor in any department. Make sure when you are planning processes, policies or procedures that you have effective signs to communicate to your staff, vendors and visitors.