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Hospital Programming
Hospital Programming
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- area where visitors of the building wait while sitting or standing until given notice
Information desk and switchboard
- Area for a hospital staff tasked to do provides guests and visitors with information
regarding hospital services
Admitting office
- An office where administrative staff carry out procedures in order for a patient to
be admitted
Medical record room
- A room meant to store and safeguard patients’ medical records admitted in the
hospital
Medical library
- A library that provides specific information like researches and medical
techniques, that hospital staff need.
Business center
- An office in the hospital where it is arranged to provide individual offices for local
representatives of professionals
Staff conference and lounge room
- A room where staff may socialize, rest and have conferences
Toilet facilities
- water closets, urinals, lavatories, and the rooms provided for installation of these
units.
Cashiers office
- Office intended for the hospital cashier and its staff
Vault room
- For storing important staff’s belongings
Staff office
- An office in the building where hospital staff work sitting at their personal desks
Chief accountant and staff office
- An office intended for the chief accountant and his/her staff
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Pharmacy room
- A hospital facility where a specific staff prepares, compounds, stocks and
dispenses inpatient medications
Drug store
- It is where specific medications are dispensed over-the-counter and prescription
medications to outpatients.
Pharmacist office
- Office for the hospital pharmacist
Doctors office/ secretary / file room
- An office where the doctor and his/her secretary provide treatment to patients
Hospital director’s office
- Office for the hospital director
Asst. director’s office
- Office for the assistant director
Chief nurse and staff / secretary
- Office for the nurses and its chief
Lockers room
- A room that has lockers for storage of personal belongings of staff
Janitorial space
- A small room that includes toilet brushes, plungers, sanitizing cleaners, and
deodorizers used by the hospital janitors
B. Out-patient Department
Waiting area
- area where visitors of the building wait while sitting or standing until given notice
Consultation room
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- Where doctor or specialists examine a patient
Utility room
- Room that stores materials and appliances for cleaning
Toilet facilities
- water closets, urinals, lavatories, and the rooms provided for installation of these
units.
Immunization room
- Room where patient that requires immunization receives treatment
Emergency lobby
- area located at the emergency department of the building used as the main entry
for emergency services
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- Where patients are placed to be observed by doctors and nurses
Surgical corridor
- Corridor in surgical department
Doctors lockers
- Area where doctor’s lockers are located
Nurse’s lockers
- Area where nurse’s lockers are located
Nurse’s station
- location at which nursing staff perform charting and related activities throughout
their shift
Clean-up room
- Room for cleaning after surgery to help minimize and control the level of airborne
particulates
Storage
- Room for storing various hospital supplies
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Nurses station
- location at which nursing staff perform charting and related activities throughout
their shift
Nursery (full-term) at least 12-bassiness
- an area for nurses to take care of newborn babies, separate from their mothers.
Observation nursery
- An area for continuous monitoring of babies with special treatment
Pre-mature nursery
- Where babies with special monitoring, oxygen or an intravenous tube are taken
care of by the nurses
Doctors and nurse lounge room with kitchenette
- With lounge areas for doctors and nurses with kitchen service
Bedroom with toilet
- Room intended for private use of staff at shift
Solaria
- A recreational space exposed to the sun which is used by patients and visitors
Viewing room
- Provided for the patient’s relatives to look upon their dead loved one for one last
time
Janitorial space
- A small room that includes toilet brushes, plungers, sanitizing cleaners, and
deodorizers used by the hospital janitors
E. Pediatric Department
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Pay ward with shower and toilet
- It is also a patient ward but with lesser amenities and cheaper fee; not a private
ward
Dayroom
- Recreational space for patients during the day; it like a living room; basically,
parents may also join their admitted kids to socialize with them
Playroom / space
- Room where children can find toys and games while they are hospitalized
Janitors space
- A small room that includes toilet brushes, plungers, sanitizing cleaners, and
deodorizers used by the hospital janitors
F. Laboratory Department
Waiting area
- Area where patients and visitors wait until further notice
Pathologist’s office
- Private office for the pathologist in charge
Secretary area
- Area for the pathologist’s secretary
Examination room
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- Equipped with machines necessary for examining patients
Bacteriology
- Where specialists study bacteria that cause human infections; must be secured
and isolated
Urinalysis
- Where patient’s urine samples are studied
Serology
- Like blood tests but dig deeper into studying it
Biochemistry
- Various tests are held here that concerns body fluids and tissues
Haematologist (blood)
- Where blood tests happen
Washing and sterilizing room
- Area where laboratory equipment is cleaned, sterilized and sanitize before and
after uses
Library room
- Stores variety of research references for laboratory use
H. General Services
Central Storage
- The main storage room of the hospital; bigger in size compared to other storage
rooms
Pharmacy Storage
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- Where medicines are stored for hospital use
Furniture Room
- Extra furnitures are stored here
Main Kitchen
- The main kitchen facility of the hospital; equipped with appliances essential for
creating good and clean food for the people within the hospital
Garbage Room
- Where hospital garbage is separated, recycled, and collected; this space should
be designed carefully due to toxic hospital wastes
Janitors Room
- Where maintenance staff can rest during their break; also provide storage for
their personal belongings
Dietician Room
- Office for the hospital dietician
Day Storage
- Additional storage room
Laundry Room
- Where dirty hospital laundry is cleaned; should be located away from the main
service area of hospital
Central Linen
- Where all textiles used in the hospital are stored
Garage
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- Garage area for general services delivery and pick-up like stocks for the main
kitchen
Electrical Room
- Room intended to store electrical equipment
Mechanical Room
- Room intended for machineries needed to control the hospital’s environment
Pump Room
- Where pumps are housed or stored
Maintenance Shop
- The maintenance facility of the hospital; tasked for maintaining the building and
its equipment
Stairs
- leads persons from one floor to another
Elevators
- Moves person vertically from one floor to another
Machine Rooms
- Rooms for smaller machines in a floor
SPACE PROGRAMMING
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access may be operating theatres
required for
dep’t as a
whole
Special care Delivery suite
baby unit
Isolation units Private
external
access for
infectious
cases
Surgery Surgical beds, Special
department accident dep’t ventilation
needs
include
refrigeration
X-ray Emergency dep’t Special
ceiling
heights and
heavy
equipment
Mortuary and Private external Special
post-mortem access for attention to
undertaker’s ventilation of
vehicles post-mortem
area
Accident and Ambulance Direct access to X- Relationships
emergency access for ray dep’t, assume no
emergency fracture clinic separate X-
cases ray or
theatres
in accident
department
Out-patient Pedestrian and Main Fracture clinics to
department ambulance reception accident/emergenc
including access for and waiting y dep’t, convenient
fracture clinic, large numbers area access to
ante-natal, should be pharmacy, good
dental, clinical ground access to medical
measurement, floor records dep’t often
ears, nose and adjacent
throat, eyes,
children’s
outpatients and
comprehensive
assessment
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Pharmacy External supply OPD, hospital
access supply routes
Kitchens External supply Ground Hospital supply
access floor/near routes and bed
bed areas areas served –
dining room server
Cafeterias Access from kitchen
server, good staff
access from whole
hospital
Store Supply vehicles Usually in Hospital supply Special
service routes height may
area be needed
for
mechanical
handling
Laundry Supply vehicles Ground Hospital supply
floor, routes
service
area
Utility rooms Vehicle parking
Main entrance External In-patient reception Also includes
accommodation access for in- area, or medical billing
patients, records main facilities
visitors, hospital horizontal
perhaps communication
outpatients and routes
staff
Non-resident On route between Hospital
staff changing staff entrance and supply route
departments for clean and
served, dirty linen
SPACE COMPUTATION
UNIT
ARE TOTAL
QUANTI A in AREA in
NAME OF SPACE TY sq.m sq.m REMARKS
Administrative Department
Main entrance lobby 1 100 100 60 persons
Main waiting area 1 125 125 50 persons
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Admitting office 1 36 36
Medical record room 1 68 68
Medical library 1 50 50
Business center 1 81 81
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Lounge room with kitchenette
1 17 17
Examination room 1 patient each
A. Central Injection room 1 18 18
B. Obstetric and Gynaecological clinic
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C. Gastroeneterology 1 18 18
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Maternity Department And Nursery
Delivery rooms 2 36 72
Scrub-up 2 4.65 9.3
Post-natal room 15 16 32
Labour rooms 2 54 108 3 beds per room
Clean-up sterile rooms 1 4.65 4.65
Nurses station 1 10 10
Counseling room 1 36 36
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Cleaning area with storage 1 4.8 4.8
Procedure Room 1 9 9
Ward Pantry 4 16 64
Patient transfer area 2 40 80
Toilet facilities 2 18 18
Nurse Station 1 10 10
Janitorial space 1 5 5
TOTAL 959.8 sq.m
CIRCULATION AREA (40%) 382.32 sq.m
NET TOTAL 1342.12 sq.m
Pediatric Department
Children Ward 1 1 200 12-bed ward
Private ward 5 20 100 1 patient each
with bed and
Nurses' rest with toilet and bath 2 16 32 lounge area
Dayroom 1 22 22 2 patient each
Playroom / space 1 60 60 6 patient each
Sanitizing area 1 4 4
Immunization room 1 6 6
Doctors rest room with T & B 2 10 10 2 duty doctors
Storage room (formula) 1 8 8 8 patient each
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Doctor’s lounge and meeting room 1 23 23
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Dish Washing Room 1 8 8
Garbage Room 1 9 9
Janitors Room 1 7 7
Dietician Room 1 16 16 with storage
Day Store 1 24 24
Laundry Room 1 20 20
Central Linen 1 15 15
Garage 1 60 60
Transformer Vault Room 1 96 96
Electrical Room 2 10 10
Mechanical Room 1 48 48 aircon
Pump Room 2 10 20
Maintenance Shop 1 18 18 with 1 office
Machine Rooms 1 40 40 generators
TOTAL 575 sq.m
CIRCULATION AREA (40%) 230 sq.m
NET TOTAL 805 sq.m
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