CAS

SE STUDY
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POLLO HO
OSPIT
TAL

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Ar. Ansshul Sharm
ma
B.Arch., M.Arch.
AAD(AArch).E6 E--IN-C’s Bra
anch.
New Delhi.
HOS
SPITAL
LS
Hosp pital sho
ould be a place to prom
mote health, not jjust only
y for
curing
g diseasses.
Hospitals are special buildingss. They stand out throug gh their scale,
througgh the la arge nummbers of people trreated an nd nurse ed, throug
gh the
many staff an nd throug
gh the ccoming anda goin
ng of vissitors. Hoospital
ons varyy conside
locatio erably: ssometime es on th he outskkirts of a city,
somettimes in the citty centre e itself. Some (particula arly acaddemic)
hospittals are sos large that
t theyy resemble comple ete villag
ges with shops,
s
servicces, info ormation centres and ca atering establish
e ments. Apollo
hospittal is a pe
erfect exa
ample of a healthccare establishmen nt.

INDR
RAPRA
ASTHA
A APOL
LLO HO
OSPITA
AL NEW
W DELH
HI
Apollo
o hospitaal is firrst of itts type corporatte hospiital startted in
1996,ddesigned
d by Ar.Hafeez Co ontractor much critticized fo or its Hote
el look,
but le
ead the way
w for th he mode rn health hcare industry in India. It shows
how a health care es stablishm
ment can perform m well w with its modern
m
imagee. The hospital pro
ovides exxcellent fa
acilities to
o its userss.

GEN
NERAL INFOR
RMATIO
ON
LOCA
ATION : Sarita Vihar,, New De
elhi

ARCH
HITECT : Hafeez contractor

CLIEN
NT : Apollo Group off Hospitals

BUILT
T UP ARE
EA : 5,000 sq. ft
6, 75

AREA
A OF SITE
E : 20 ac
cres. Or 8
80960 sqm
m.

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COMP
PLETED IN : 199
96

 Asia’s larrgest corporate ho ospital.

 650 Bedd ded Hosp usive of I.C.U) , 700 Full T
pital (inclu Time Docttors, &
2500 Parramedica al Staff.

 Equipped
d with all major am
menities & state off the art ttechnolog
gy.

 Backed by
b adequate and sskilled ma
anpower from field
d of diagn
nosis
and thera
apy.

 Admn. Jo
ointly by A.H.E.l
A & Delhi go
ovt.

 Prime de
esigner :- Hafeez C
Contracto
or

 & Interna
al Modific
cation byy C. Sasid
dhar under A.H.E .L
(Archimeedes)

APP
PROACH
 Situated on Delhi Mathura
a highway
y.

 Faces SW
W of the road.

 7 min. Drrive from Ashram Chowk.

 In proxim
mity to Ok
khla & Nizzamuddin y stationss, so easily
n Railway
approachhable by trains.

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VAR
RIOUS CLINIC
C CS OF T
THE HO
OSPITA
AL
50 bra
anches off specialtty and su per spec
cialty in th
he fields o f Medicin
ne
and S
Surgery.

Major division in 3 categ

gories

 I.P.D

 O.P.D

 Diagnosiis.

MED
DICAL SERVIC
S CES
 Outpatient departtment.

 Emergen
ncy.

 Clinical la
aboratories.

 General medicine
e.

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  Commun
nity medic
cine.

 General surgery

 Psychiatry

 Tubercullosis and respirato

ory diseases

 Physiotherapy

 Labour and
a delive
ery suits

NUR
RSING SERVIC
S CES
 General nursing services.
s

 Cardiolog
gy

 Paediatriics

 Physiotherapy

 Pediatriccs

 Tubercullosis and respirato

ory diseases.

 Eye care
e.

 Neurosurgery

 ENT

 Skin.

 Radiothe
erapy

 Cancer departme
d ent.

TOT
TAL BEDS AN
ND STA
AFF
 Total bed
d capacity
y -650
0

 Total bed
ds complement -550
0

 Total no.. of docto

ors -700
0

 Nurses -500
0

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  Other sta
aff -200
00

 Approx. No.
N of pa spital in a day
atients vissiting hos -170
00

 Flex
xibilityy in 
all m
mediccal 
facilities..
 A sppine aand 
an intersstitial 
flooor aro
ound 
and on b both 
sidees of 
IN hiNAL
NTERN h lCORR
C RIDOR
CLIN
NICAL ZONE
Z CONSISTS OF:-
O
 The Diag
gnostic.

 Acute ca
are areas with min i operatio
on theatre
es.

 Operation theatre
es.

House ed within
n deep-sspanned,, podium
m floor, sitting a atop a double
d
basem ment hou
using the complexx supportt zone co
onsisting of the various
v
servicces.

Serv
vice Flo
oor
 Sandwiched betw
ween IPD & clinica
al zone .

 Houses engineeri
e hospital supportive
ing and h e servicess.

 Supportss complex
x medica
al facilities and me
edical faccilities and the
clinical zone.
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IN PA
ATIENT ZONE
 Provision
n of cross
s-ventilatiion in eve
ery room .

 Every be
ed to have of the outside.
e a view o

 A minimu um walking distan nce from the nurs ses statio

on to the rooms
is a guidiing criteriia in its d esigning, for visua
al check.

Flex
xibility for
f futu
ure
 Floor con
nverted frrom ward
ds to room
ms and viice versa
a.

 Configuration for the hiera

archy of th
he rooms
s.

BAS
SEMENTS
 Total are
ea built on
n ground floor, is having
h ba
asement of two flo
oors.

 Which houses alll the serrvice, engineeringg, store, houseke

eeping,
and workkshop an nd personnnel depa
artment mortuary,
m along with
w the
x-knife (rradio surg
gery depa
artment).

 One partt is dedica

ated for sstaff park
king and security
s ccontrol room.

CIRC
CULAT
TION
 Circulatio
on is of tw
wo types,, vertical and horiz
zontal.

 Horizontaal circula
ation prim
marily through corrridors w
which ran along
the axis of
o buildin
ng.

 Vertical Circulatioon is thro air case, lifts, whiich is us

ough sta sed by
patients, visitors, Doctors a
and service perso
onnel.

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COM
MPONE
ENTS
O.P.D
D

 Smaller Two Sto ory Blockk Contain

ns The O.P.D,
O P
Pharmacy
y, And
Bank, In Its (G+ 1) Structu
ure.

MAIN BUILDIN
NG

 (G+6) strructure with

w two basement floors.

 Housing almost all

a the vittal compo
onents of service treatment and

nursing areas.
a

 First two floors (G

G, G+1) th s rectangular.
he plan is

 It takes shape of o two towwers in the floorrs above connectted by

corridorss and giving a bea
autiful terrrace at th
he roof off first floor used
by the in patients of subse
equent flooors

 Ground floor
f conttain: Labss, diagno
ostics, nuclear med
dicine, diinning,
kitchen, radiology
r y and eme ergency

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O.T & I.C.U
U
 First floo
or contain ns all OT
T, ICU, Cathy
C labs, dayca
are, MD's office
and othe er ancillarry zones.

 Made forr optimal use of stterilization

n and serrvices

 ICU varie
es in typo
ology & s hares spaces adjo
oining the
e OTs

 Prohibite neral pub lic.

ed for gen

 Access iss only till the waiti ng lobby.

 Maintena ance chamber is provided just abov ve this flo

oor. So thhat the
blue colla ar mainteenance ppersonnell can do work w/o o disturbing the
sterilizatiion or, th
he circula
ation of doctors,
d staffs, pa atients, on
o the
lower floo or.

WAR
RDS
 The floo
ors above e first flo
oor, cons
sists of wards,
w d
doctors, nurses
n
room andd other ancillary u
units.

 Wards tyypes:-

 4-b
beded

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  2-b
beded

 single bedded

 With provvision of VIP suite

es

 Provided t core of tower, which se

d around the erves for nurse sta
ation.

 Emergen
ncy ward on grou nd floor

 separate
e entry forr emerge ncy patie
ents

 Blood ba
ank is adjoining th e emerge ency ward also a sseparate triage
and OT is provide
ed for cauusalities.

 Central circulation
c n core fo rmed by three passengerss cum strretcher
lifts and two stair cases iss for publiic & continues till last floorr is the
main mo ode of ve ertical cirrculation & openss to the main foy yer on
ground flloor.

PAR
RKING
 Parking basically
b of three ttypes:

 Am
mbulance

 Vissitor

 Sta
aff

 Ambulan ng is nea r the eme

nce parkin ergency

 Visitors parking
p are
a suffic ient for th
he demand of ap p. One car
c per
bed.

 Staff parking prov

vided at th
he basem
ment.

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SER
RVICES
S AND DUCTS
D S
 All essenntial serv
vices like
e plumbinng, HVACC, mediccal gassees, fire
protection electric
city and ttelephone
e cables, data cab
bles, CCT
TV etc
present.

 Services Travel The

T Verttical Dista
ance By Ducts AAnd Then Span
The Horiizontal Distance R
Running Through
T Corridorss And Co
overed
By False
e Ceiling.

 Ducts beeing locaated onlyy in required area

a these pprovide a rigid
structure
e without any condducive rea
arrangem
ment or exxpansion.

TERIAL
MAT LS
 Different materials used fo
or differen
nt spaces
s & purpo
oses.

 Public arreas are clad

c with marble and
a floors s of marbble or, tile
e, kota
and grannite tiles, ceiling off gyp boa
ard false ceiling.
c

 External walls cllad with glass tiles & stone to g

give patttern &
maintenaance free
e.

 Use of sttructural glazing.

g

 Fiber gla
ass and polycarbo nate used for rooffing and llight wells
s.

FLOOR DIS
STRIBU
UTION:-
 Sixth floo
or only V.I.P
V suitss are prov
vided (8 in numbe
er in two wings
A &B; fouur in each
h wing).

 Fourth and fifth floors are meant fo

or twin su
uits, gene
eral wards, kids
section, gynecolo
g ogical warrds, and other
o warrds

 Third an
nd second floors are mea
ant for IC other specialty
CU s & o
wards wiith genera
al wards..

 Service floor
f prov
vided afte
er 2nd floo
or

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  First floo
or meant for OT s and pre and portt operate
ed facilitie
es with
ICUs.

 Provided e station for every 8 bed

d a nurse ds and in n 6th floo
or this
ration is for
f every
y two suitss one nurrse statio
on is provvided.

 Every nu
urse station has 6 ding the patients every
6-8 nurses attend
time.

 Basemen nt parking
g provide
ed for 65 ame no. of two
50 cars and the sa
wheelerss.

 Generallyy while entering

e o a ward there comes thre
to ee zones,, in 1st
zone changing rooms
r annd linen room is situated
d, 2nd zoone is
one and th
buffer zo hen come es the wa
ards etc.

 Pantry provided
p in eve ry floor adjacen
nt to the
e fire escape
e
staircase
es

 Provided
d a big waiting
w ha
all in eve
ery floor near the
e staircas
se and
lifts.

 Generallyy while entering

e o a ward there comes thre
to ee zones,, in 1st
zone changing rooms
r annd linen room is situated
d, 2nd zoone is
one and th
buffer zo hen come es the wa
ards etc.

 Pantry provided
p in eve ry floor adjacen
nt to the
e fire escape
e
staircase
es

 Provided
d a big waiting
w ha
all in eve
ery floor near the
e staircas
se and
lifts.

INFE
ERENC
CES
 A very ne ew appro
oach in ho esigning besides ccriticized for its
ospital de
hotel like
e look.

 Grand attrium not only acti ng as source of th

he attracttion but helping
h
in lighting
g the inte
erior also..

 Central atrium
a is acting
a ass grand waiting
w lob
bby.

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  Wards have been n designe
ed in the
e form of vertical ttower, so
o as to
e the serv
minimize vices.

 Proper care
c of th
he cross ventilatio
on and outward
o vview has
s been
taken in designing
g of the w
ward.

 Intermed vice floor is a goo

diate serv od approa
ach to de
eal with service
s
problemss.

 Similar fu
unctional areas so
orted outt & placed at speccified pla
aces in
the hospital .

CON
NCLUSION
The hospital shows how w good fa acilities and
a state of the arrt technologies,
Attracct the use
ers beside es its con
ntroversia al aspects. We ca an also sa
ay that
,”Apolllo hospittal create
ed a bencch mark for f others s to follow
w its footmark”.
Apolloo Delhi iss strategically locaated on NH-2(Ma
N thura Ro oad) keepping in
view o of the ussers coming from Delhi,(Fa aridabad and Noiida) N.C..R., its
locatioon make es it eas sily acceessible to o the suurroundin ng vicinitty. It’s
sandw wiched service
s floor betw ween IP PD and clinical zzones provide
p
excellent servvices wiithout fa ailing on nes. Different de epartmennt are
buted on several floor in m
distrib most sus stainable way with h providinng the
best ssolution tot its endd users. The waste mana agement departm ment is
one o of the besst in induustry , in
n managing the biomedica
b al and orrdinary
waste e.

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