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.
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