9. • Inpatient wards. 11.5m2/bed – 8m2/bed.
• Nursing station. Not less than 12m2 for 30 patients.
• Treatment rooms. 10-15m2 for 60 patients.
• Day rooms. 0.7m2/bed and not less than 15m2
• Nurses’ Lounge. Not less than 12m2
• Doctor room. 15m2
• Storage. 8-12m2
• Kitchen. 12m2
• WCs.
The most suitable beds in the hospital is 20-40
patient / unit.
13. NIGHTINGALE WARD: IS A TYPE OF WARD WHICH CONTAINS LARGE ROOM
without subdivisions for patient occupancy. Nightingale wards contain
about 24 to 34 beds usually arranged along the sides of the ward.