1st Edition
Planning & Designing Health Care Facilities in Developing Countries
Preface
Foreword
01. Unit I: Concepts of Planning & Designing
C 1 Planning a hospital: Phases, Steps & Feasibility Study 1a & 1b. C 2 Planning Machinery & Architect’s Brief. C 3 Issues to consider while planning & designing a hospital. C 4 Preparing DPR for Hospital . C 5 Site Selection & Site Planning. C 6 Functional and Space Programming. C 7 Anthropometric Measurements. C 8 Schematic design of the hospital. C 9 Design and Construction Drawings. C 10 Construction documents. C11 Construction of Hospitals. C12 Commissioning of Hospital. References.
02. Unit II: Planning & Designing of Individual Department/Unit/Areas
C 13 Emergency Services. C 14 OPD. C 15 ICU. C 16 OT. C 17 Maternity Unit. C 18 Inpatient Units. C 19 Radiodiagnosis & Imaging. C 20 Clinical Laboratories. C 21 Blood Bank. C 22 Rehabilitation Unit. C 23 Day Care Unit. C 24 Pharmacy Unit. C 25 CSSD. C 26 MGPS. C 27 Dietary Unit. C 28 Laundry Unit. C 29 MRD. C 30 Mortuary Unit. C 31 Administrative Unit. C 32 Engineering & Maintenance Unit. C 33 Supply Unit. References.
03. Unit III: Planning & Designing of Support Services
C 34 HVAC. C 35 Electrical Services. C 36 ELV & ICT Services. C 37 Water Supply System. C 38 Sanitary Drainage System. C 39 Vertical Transport System. C 40 Pneumatic Tube System. C 41 Signage System. C 42 BMWM Services. C 43 Housekeeping Services. C 44 Fire Safety. C 45 Green Hospitals. References.
04. Unit IV: Equipment Planning & Outsourcing
C 46 Equipment Planning. C 47 Outsourcing in Healthcare Organisation. References.
05. Unit V: Regionalization of Healthcare
C 48 Healthcare Facilities in India. C 49 Sub Centre. References.
06. Unit VI: Legal & Patient Safety Aspects
C 50 Laws Applicable to Hospital. C 51 Enhancing patient safety through design. References.
Biography
Dr Shashikant Sharma is a clinician turned administrator, a TEDx Speaker, an Educator with over 19 years of experience in Armed Forces Medical Services. Besides his vast experience in Hospital Planning & Designing, Hospital Operations, Quality & Accreditation, he is an External Consultant to NHSRC, the policy making arm of Min of Health & Family Welfare. The author is associated with premier Health Care Institutes like Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal & School of Business Management, NMIMS Mumbai.
Dr. Saurabh Singh is an alumnus of prestigious Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India, with rich experience of 13 years in Armed Forces Medical Services. Key areas of work experience include Hospital Administration, Operations & Quality Management. The author is concomitantly involved in scientific publications, various training & research activities. After a stint at PGIMS Lucknow, he is currently working as Assistant Professor, Department of Hospital Administration at NEIGRIHMS, Shillong, India.
