Building Type Basics for Health Care Facilities

Basic Info
Pages:

292

Assumed Read Time:

10 hours

Chapters:

Sub-headers:

32 (Unaudited)

Format:

(Sub-header; Pages; Assumed Read Time)

T.O.C. Headers (4)

Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter

1
2
3
4

- Perspective
(0; 8pp; 1hr)
Ancillary Departments
(6; 122pp; 4hrs)
Inpatient Care Facilities
(15; 62pp; 2hrs)
Ambulatory Care Facilities
(11; 48pp; 2hrs)

T.O.C. Sub-headers (32)

Chapter 1 - Perspective
Chapter 2 Ancillary Departments
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6

Introduction
Diagnostic Departments
Interventional Departments
Therapy Departments
Logistical Support Departments
Support Services

Chapter 3 Inpatient Care Facilities

3.1
3.2
3.3

(0; 8pp; 1hr)

(6; 122pp; 4hrs)

(15; 62pp; 2hrs)

Introduction
Background
Nursing Unit Evolution and Trends in Design and Planning

3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
3.10
3.11
3.12
3.13
3.14
3.15

Planning for Efficient Operation

Plan Types
Multibed Versus Single-bed Rooms
Interior Considerations and Architectural Design Issues
Specialized Inpatient Nursing Units and Their Unique Planning Issues
Functional and Space Programming Issues
Typical Functional Program
Interdepartmental Relationships and Departmental Groupings
International Challenges
Detailed Technical Issues
Trends, Including Reuse and Retrofit
Summary

Chapter 4 Ambulatory Care Facilities

4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
4.10
4.11

(11; 48pp; 2hrs)

Introduction
Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Ophthalmology Centers
Proton Therapy Centers
Ambulatory Psychiatric Facilities
Emergency Departments
Womens Healthcare Center
Heart Centers
Cancer Centers
Dialysis Centers
Adaptive Reuse of Space

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List of Figures (16)

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