GUIDELINES FOR DISTRICT HOSPITAL DEVELOPMENT : (Part I)
(These informations are collected during Briefing in MOH, and share with friends which their fields related to this, hopefully this is as an aid to our existing knowledges.)
Introduction :
Essential health care based on practical, scientifically sound and socially acceptable methods and
technologies made universally accessible to individuals and families in the community through their full participation and at a cost that the community and country can afford to maintain at every stage of their development in the spirit of self-reliance and self-determination.
Multidisciplinary team approach must be capable of drawing up
plans that will ensure :
- maximum utilization of space
- provision of easy movement of people and materials
- to allow for possible future expansion
- economical methods of construction using local manpower and materials, while at the same time maximizing the benefits of the latest technological developments.
The main objectives for the guidelines :
- To present an overview of the complex planning and design process, to guide the hospital planning team.
- To present in a concise form basic data and information that are important in the planning process, to serve as checklist.
- To provide guidelines for the selection of equipment relevant to district hospitals and for their maintenance.
- To help develop national capabilities and expertise in planning and designing district hospitals, and in selecting and maintaining medical and associated equipment.
