The document discusses the process of planning and designing a hospital. It explains that setting up a hospital requires experience in healthcare facilities and good concepts of planning and design. The planning process involves preparing a master plan, area space program, stacking plan, preliminary and detailed drawings, room data sheets, bill of quantities, and good for construction drawings. Using a hospital consultant is beneficial as they understand hospital workflows, department relationships, and technical requirements to facilitate a design that enhances patient care, safety, and financial outcomes.

1. By Technecon Healthcare
Pvt. Ltd.
Planning and Designing of a
Hospital

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Planning and designing of a hospital
 Setting up a hospital is a very complex and an
expensive process and requires knowledge and
experience of healthcare facilities/hospitals and good
concepts of planning and designing
 After a detailed project report is prepared, planning
and design is the next important step towards
establishing a hospital
 This key element depicts the overall infrastructure and
facility which is going to offer healthcare services

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Detailed
site
informati
on
Total built
up area
available
No. of
floors,
floor
plate &
building
height
Size of the
hospital in
terms of
bed
strength
Location
and
layout of
all
services
Flow
patterns
&
processe
s
Design of
the
proposed
hospital

4. Process of planning and
designing of a hospital
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Brief from
the client
• Based on the detailed project report and discussions
with the project promoter/s, the type of hospital, nature
of services, bed strength, project budget, services that
will be outsourced are identified
Master
plan
• Provides site boundary, building/s footprint, car parking
zones, entries & exits, hard and soft landscape zones,
topography, vegetation, major streets and highways
Area
space
program
• Helps in determining the total built-up area and the
floor plate by identifying specific space requirement
and dimensions for all clinical and non-clinical
departments

5. Process of planning and
designing of a hospital (cont..)
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Stacking
plan
• Shows departmental organization on various floors. The
placement of the departments should be such that the
interrelated services are in close proximity to each other
Prelimina
ry
Schemati
c drawing
• Floor plan showing inter and intra-departmental layouts
with all room dimensions
Detailed
drawing
• Once the schematic drawings are done, the location of
columns, grids, walls , AHU, UPS, MEP, HVAC plans, etc.
are incorporated and architectural drawings are prepared

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RDS
• Room Data Sheets are then prepared showing the
details of each room. This includes layout of internal
furniture and fixtures, medical and non-medical devices
electrical points, MGPS outlets; humidity, temperature
and air changes to be maintained, room finishes, etc.
BOQ
• Bill of Quantity for tendering purpose.
• Selection of contractor
GFC
• Good for Construction drawings incorporating all the
architectural details along with detailing of utility
services and all the structural and interiors elements
that will be required for construction.
Process of planning and
designing of a hospital (cont..)

7. Need for a Hospital Consultant
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 Having prepared the DPR, the hospital consultant
is well informed about the entire hospital project
 Fully understand flow patterns of patients, staff,
visitors and material for the medical and
administrative processes
 Understand the basic functioning and space
requirements for all medical and non-medical
equipment
 Knowledge of patient care related work flows and
how healthcare facilities need to function
 Understand the inter- departmental relationships
 Knowledge of the specific technical requirements
for all departments

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Benefits of planning and
designing
 Facilitates a sustainable and evidence based
design keeping future growth of the hospital in
view
 Recognises intrinsic value of nature and helps
create green building concepts resulting in better
planning, utility cost savings, environment friendly
design
 Leads to high-quality of patient care and comfort
 Results in enhanced patient safety
 Enhances staff productivity through congenial
work environment
 Improves financial outcome for the hospital