Designing a hospital is one of the most complex types of building, architectures come across. Designing a hospital requires a lot of thinking and planning as it involves a range of functions, operations, services, different units and strict codes and regulations.
From the earliest hospital that was built in 805 in Bagdad to 21st century modern-day hospitals, hospital construction has taken many turns towards the development of healthcare. The concept of a small hospital is based on providing a patient-centred healing environment with a near-zero energy impact on the environment while using the latest technology to improve quality and reduce costs through the building’s architecture.
Developing a functional design that is convenient and comfortable for both the staff and patient idealizing real-life scenarios and strongly-held individual preference is the aim of the small hospital concept.
Small hospitals focus on delivering a home-like space in a hospital for patients which is important as it helps them feel better and recover faster.
The hospitals are usually located in the busiest areas of a city that surrounds heavy trafficking, loud horns, concrete jungles and polluting smokes. This will create a disturbing environment for the patient with the lacks the element of sooth and calmness. Also, the traditional designs might have issues with accessibility.
A small hospital design will always focus on delivering patients, a therapeutic environment with soothing and comforting architectural elements. From sanitary facilities to eye-pleasing elements such as windows to the view of outdoors will be taken to account in the design process to deliver patients with a pleasing, familiar, culturally relevant and comfortable environment. A priority will also be given to creating easily accessible and functional spaces for the convenience of patients as well as for the staff, visitors and suppliers, to ensure minimum time and energy waste and promote happier experiences for patients and to stimulate recovery.
The future change of the concept of a small hospital will completely base on the development and innovations in technology.
Development of the healthcare practices, clinical care, engineering and telecommunication will contribute to the enhancement of the concept resulting in further reduced terrain size, staff and construction cost while improving flexibility, accessibility and sustainability.
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