Main description:

This book is a one-stop resource on all the critical aspects of planning and designing hospitals, one of the most complex healthcare projects to undertake.

A well-planned and designed hospital should control infection rate, provide safety to patients, caregivers and visitors, help improve patients' recovery and have scope for future expansion and change. Reinforcing these basic principles, guidance on such effective planning and designing is the key focus. Readers are offered insights into eliminating shortcomings at every stage of setting up a hospital which may not be feasible to rectify later on through alterations. Chapters from 1 to 12 of the book provide exhaustive notes on initial planning, such as detailed project reports, feasibility studies, and area calculation. Chapters 13 to 27 include designing and layout of all the essential departments/units such as OPD, emergency, intermediate care, diagnostics, operating rooms, and intensive care units. Chapters 28 to 37 cover designing support services like sterilization department, pharmacy, medical gas pipeline, kitchen, laundry, medical record, and mortuary. Chapters 38 to 48 take the readers through planning other services like air-conditioning and ventilation, fire safety, extra low voltage, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing services. Chapter 49 is for the planning of medical equipment. A particular chapter on "Green" hospital designing is included.

This book is a single essential tabletop reference for hospital consultants, medical and hospital administrators, hospital designers, architecture students, and hospital promoters.

Contents:

SECTION ONE - HOSPITAL PLANNING

1 PHASES OF HOSPITAL PLANNING AND DESIGNING

2 INCEPTION OF THE IDEA

3 FACTORS ASSESSING FEASIBILITY OF THE HOSPITAL PLANNING

4 PREPARATION OF DETAILED PROJECT REPORT (DPR) AND TECHNO-COMMERCIAL FEASIBILITY REPORT (TCFR) FOR HOSPITAL

5 SITE SELECTION FOR HOSPITAL

6 GENERAL ISSUES TO BE CONSIDERED WHILE DESIGNING HOSPITAL BUILDING

7 AREA REQUIREMENT & PLANNING

SECTION TWO - SCHEMATIC DESIGN OF HOSPITAL

8 SCHEMATIC DESIGN

9 EFFECTS OF COVID-19 ON THE DESIGN OF THE HOSPITAL

10 SITE PLAN

11 DETAILED ENGINEERING DRAWINGS

SECTION THREE - CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS

12 PREPARATION OF CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS

SECTION FOUR - DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT

13 DESIGNING DETAILS OF DEPARTMENT OR SPACES OF THE HOSPITAL

14 DESIGN OF THE MAIN ENTRANCE GATE TO THE HOSPITAL

15 ENTRANCE LOBBY OF THE HOSPITAL

16 EMERGENCY SERVICES

17 OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT

18 INTENSIVE CARE UNITS

19 OPERATION THEATRE SUITE

20 DELIVERY ROOM / LABOR ROOM

21 INTERMEDIATE CARE AREA (PATIENT ROOMS)

22 RADIOLOGY

23 CLINICAL LABORATORIES

24 BLOOD BANK

25 OTHER INVESTIGATION & PROCEDURES

26 RADIATION THERAPY

27 REHABILITATION & ALLIED HEALTH THERAPIES

28 PHARMACY UNIT

29 CENTRAL STERILIZATION SUPPLY DEPARTMENT

30 PIPED MEDICAL GAS SUPPLY SYSTEM (MGPS)

31 HOSPITAL KITCHEN

32 LAUNDRY

33 MEDICAL RECORD DEPARTMENT (MRD)

34 MORTUARY

35 ADMINISTRATION AREA

36 STORES IN THE HOSPITAL

37 ENGINEERING & MAINTENANCE UNIT

SECTION FIVE - MEP PLANNING & DESIGNING

38 HVAC (AIR-CONDITIONING) SYSTEM

39 ELECTRICAL SERVICES

40 ELV, ICT AND IBMS SERVICES

41 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & COMPUTERIZATION

42 WATER SUPPLY & DRAINAGE SYSTEM

43 VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

44 PNEUMATIC TUBE SYSTEMS (PTS)

45 SIGNAGE SYSTEM

46 BIO-MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT

47 FIRE SAFETY

48 GREEN HOSPITALS

SECTION SIX - EQUIPMENT PLANNING

49 EQUIPMENT PLANNING