PHYSICAL

INFRASTRUCTURE OF
HEALTH ESTABLISHMENT

April 2018

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Physical Infrastructure
Infrastructure refers to the basic physical and organizational structure of any Health establishment that is needed to
operate efficiently.

Power
Buildings Supply
(बिजली की आपूर्ति)

Ambulance Water
Basic
services supply
Facilities.

Transport
Toilet
system
facilities
(परिवहन सेवाएं)

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Type of Building
OWNED
RENTED

In case the Facility is not owned by the Ministry When Facility is owned by MoHFW or other Institution other
of Health And Family Welfare (MoHFW) and a than Ministry of Health And Family Welfare (MoHFW) and no
monthly rent is paid towards utilization of the rent is paid rent is paid towards utilization of the premises
premises

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Availability Of Staff Quarters
• Accommodation provisions for the staff across different HE

Faculty Staff
Sub center ANM/Health worker (female),Health
worker (male)

Primary Health Center Medical Officer , staff nurse , paramedic

staff

Community Health Center Staff nurse , paramedic staff

In addition to the accommodation facilities, many HEs also provide transportation to the staff for
easy and safe movements from their quarter to the HE facility 4
Basic Facilities
Source of Water Supply

Piped Bore/ Tube well

Water
Hand Pump
Harvesting

Well Tanker

OVER HEAD WATER STORAGE FACILITY : Water tank in the roof for water supply to the facility
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Electricity Supply

Inverter Generator Solar Panel

These refer to alternate sources of power, in case of a power cut

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Labor Facilities and Centralized Oxygen Supply
Labor Rooms Centralized Oxygen Supply

There should be a dedicated toilet with each labor rooms. 7

Special Facilities

Ramps for handicapped patients. Wheel chairs for elderly patients.

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Biomedical Waste

Waste sharps e.g. Needles Discarded medicines

Human anatomical waste Solid waste e.g.- cotton swabs 9

Segregation of Biomedical Waste
Segregation refers to the basic separation of different waste for the reduction of infections and other diseases.

RED BIN YELLOW BIN BLUE BIN WHITE BIN

Contaminated waste- Anatomical waste, Broken or discarded Syringes with fixed
tubes, bottles, cotton swabs, expired and contaminated needles, scalpels,
syringes without and discarded glass including blades.
needle. medicines. medicine vials

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Mechanism of segregation
• Biomedical waste collection is disposed in four different ways

Bio-Medical Waste Deep Burial Pits Incinerator General Waste

Collection Agency Collection Agency

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 Ambulance Services

To be provided.

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 BOAT AMBULANCE AIR AMBULANCE

To access specific places that are better This 24/7 service includes transferring
accessible through waterways than road critical patients to domestic and
international sectors through helicopters,
airplanes

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Two- Wheeler ambulance Dead body Van Train Ambulance

A two wheeler ambulance (mostly a These vehicles are used to transfer To transfer stable patients from
motorbike) is used to transport a dead bodies from the hospital to places with limited or no medical
patient to the hospital, in case of an the patients’ homes facilities, train ambulance is used
emergency.

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Physical Infrastructure

IPD
• Out Patient Department • These include other
where patients come for service areas where
consultation and • In Patient Department patients and visitors visit.
diagnosis. where patients get
admitted to stay at the
hospital for diagnosis or
treatment.

Other
OPD
Areas

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