2. A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment
with specialized medical and nursing staff and medical equipment.
HOSPITAL
A district hospital typically is the major health care facility in its
region, with a large number of beds for intensive care and
additional beds for patients who need long-term care
3. CLASSIFICATION OF HOSPITALS
According to the size of the
hospital:
a. Mini size hospital; <50 bed.
b. Mid size hospital; 50-250 beds.
c. Big hospital; 250-500 bed.
d. Huge hospital; >500 bed.
According to the owners
of the hospital:
a. Private hospitals.
b. Public hospitals; university
hospitals,.. ete.
4. ELEMENTS AND DIVISIONS OF A HOSPITAL
1. Administration division.
2. Outpatients’ division, includes;
• Outpatient clinics.
• Pharmacy.
• Emergency reception.
3. Diagnostic services division,
includes
• Laboratories.
• Radiology (diagnostic).
4. Therapeutic services division,
includes;
• Physical Therapy.
• Radiology (therapeutic).
5. 6. Inpatient division,
includes;
• Patient wards.
• Nurses wards.
• Inpatient services.
5. Internal medical treatment division,
includes;
• Operation Theatres.
• Intensive Care unit.
• Maternity section.
• Central Sterilization Department.
ELEMENTS AND DIVISIONS OF A HOSPITAL
9. •Entrance + waiting area.
•Registration.
•Staff room.
•Mini-surgery.
•Test room.
•Medical utilities.
•Mini sterilization room.
LOCATION:
•Very close to the exit door of the emergency.
•Very close to the radiology.
•Close to the pharmacy, laboratories, and central sterilization.
•Direct access to the stairs and elevators.
PARTS AND COMPONENTS OF THE DIVISION:
10. AREA OF THE DEPARTMENT:
U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS):
•100 bed hospital area = 100 m2
•200 bed hospital area = 215 m2.
Examples for Emergency department 100 bed hospital ,
total area = 100 m2
12. • Reception hall.
• Waiting area.
• Registration.
• Treasury and Accounts.
• Staff offices.
• General manager office.
• Staff lounge.
• Nursing head office.
• WCs.
LOCATION:
•Very close to main entrance of the hospital.
•Entrance area, registration, accounts should face the
entrance, while the manager office should be back for privacy.
PARTS AND COMPONENTS OF THE DIVISION:
13. U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS):
•50 bed hospital area = 214 m2
•100 bed hospital area = 363 m2
•200 bed hospital area = 567 m2
World bank estimations (Hopkinson & Kostermans):
•50 bed hospital area = 199 m2
•100 bed hospital area = 328 m2
•200 bed hospital area = 409 m2
Example for admin
department:
50 bed hospital ,
total area = 214 m2
AREA OF THE DEVISION
17. •Consultation room.
•Examination room.
•Treatment room.
•Waiting area.
•Staff room.
•WCs.
LOCATION:
•Very close to the main entrance of the hospital.
•Close to the diagnostic services (labs and x-ray).
•Close the pharmacy.
•Must be in the ground floor
PARTS AND COMPONENTS OF THE DIVISION:
21. • Work area.
• Waiting area.
• Sample room.
• Cleaning room.
• Staff offices.
• Utility room.
• Storage
LOCATION:
•Very close to the emergency department and external clinics.
•Easily accessible from internal division.
•Easily accessible from maternity and surgery departments.
•Accessibility from central storages.
PARTS AND COMPONENTS OF THE DIVISION:
THE MOST IMPORTANT LABS
IN THE HOSPITAL ARE:
• Chemical lab.
• Bacteriology lab.
• Histology lab.
• Pathology lab.
• Serology lab.
• Hematology lab.
• Microbiology lab.
28. • Open room. 20-40 m2
•Operation. 26 m2
•WCs.
•Utilities. 8 m2
•Office. 15 m2
•Unclean room. 8 m2
•Cleanup room. 5 m2
•Storage. 10 m2
•Waiting area. 10 m2
•Corridors w = 2.2 m
LOCATION
Very close to the newborn nursery and maternity unit
Example of obstetrical department
OBSTETRICAL DEPARTMENT
29. INTERNAL MEDICAL TREATMENT DIVISION
OPERATION
ROOM
SCRUB UP
DOCTORS
LOCKERS
NURSES
LOCKERS
SUB
STERI-
LIZING
CLEAN
UP
SUPERVISOR
INSTRUMENTL
STOR
STORAGE
CENTRAL
STERILIZING
SUPPLIES
ANESTHESIA
ROOM
FROZEN
SECTION
LAB
PATIENTS
DOCTORS
NURSES
OTHER HOSPI-
TAL AREA
30. •Entrance.
•Storage.
•Preparation room.
•Access area.
•Staff clothes room + WCs.
•Operation theatre.
•Clean up room.
•Sub sterilizing room.
•Supervision room.
•Staff lockers.
LOCATION:
•Very close to the intensive care division and should be
touchable both of them.
•Very close to the central sterilization division of the hospital.
•Close to the inpatient wards.
•Can be easily accessible from the emergency division.
PARTS AND COMPONENTS OF THE DIVISION:
INTERNAL MEDICAL TREATMENT DIVISION
31. Example of Internal
medical treatment division
or surgical suit
INTERNAL MEDICAL TREATMENT DIVISION
AREA OF THE DEPARTMENT:
U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS):
•50 bed hospital area = 185 m2
•100 bed hospital area = 360 m2
•200 bed hospital area = 550 m2.
33. LOCATION:
•Very close to the recovery room in the
operation theatre.
•Can be easily accessible from the
emergency division by elevator.
INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
AREA OF THE DEPARTMENT:
Must be designed 1-2 % of hospital beds.
34. PARTS AND COMPONENTS OF THE DIVISION:
• Inpatient wards. 11.5m2/bed – 8m2/bed.
• WCs.
• Nursing station. Not less than 12m2 for 30
patients.
• Treatment rooms. 10-15m2 for 60 patients.
• Day rooms. 0.7m2/bed and not less than 15m2
• Nurses’ lounge. Not less than 12m2
• Storage. 8-12m2
• Kitchen. 12m2
• Doctor room. 15m2 The most suitable beds in the
hospital is 20-40 patient / unit.
INPATIENT DIVISION
35. BEDROOM STANDARD
1. Over bed light
2. Nurses' call
2A. Micro speaker in ceiling
3. Oxygen outlet
4. Suction outlet
5. Suction bottle bracket.
6. Night light-switch outside room door
7. Double duplex outlet
8. Telephone, radio, TV jacks
SINGE BED (10’x15’)
WALL ELEVATION
36. FOUR BED (20’to24’x18’)
DOUBLE BED (13’-6”x15’)
WALL ELEVATION
1. Over bed light
2. Nurses' call
2A. Micro speaker in ceiling
3. Oxygen outlet
4. Suction outlet
5. Suction bottle bracket.
6. Night light-switch outside
room door
7. Double duplex outlet
8. Telephone, radio, TV jacks
BEDROOM STANDARD
37. NURSING UNITE
PATIENTS SOLARIA
UTILITY TREAT-
MENT
NUR-
SES
STA-
TION
WAIT-
ING
LINEN
STRE-
TCH
TOI-
LET
BATH
FLOOR
PANTRY
FROOM KICHEN
STAFF
PATIENT
VISITOR
40. SPACES OF THE DEPARTMENT:
•Storage room.
•Kitchen.
•Preparing and supply area.
•Cleaning.
AREA OF THE DEPARTMENT:
•100 bed hospital area = 195 m2
•200 bed hospital area = 355 m2
GENERAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT
LOCATION:
•In the ground floor.
•Direct opening to the service
entrance.
43. PARTS AND COMPONENTS OF
THE DIVISION:
•Work space.
•Receiving area.
•Washing area.
•Supplies storage.
LOCATION:
•Very close to the operation theatre
and maternity division.
•Can be easily accessible from the
emergency division, laundry and
central storages.
CENTRAL STERILIZATION DIVISION
44. AREA OF THE DEPARTMENT:
1. U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS):
•100 bed hospital area = 65 m2
•200 bed hospital area = 110 m2 Or 0.6-0.9 m2/bed, 0.6
m2 for large hospitals and 0.9 m2 for small hospitals.
CENTRAL STERILIZATION DIVISION
Examples for central
sterilization department 100
bed hospital area = 65 m2
45. SPACES OF THE DIVISION:
•Office.
•Dirty linen.
•Clean linen.
•Storage.
•Laundry.
•Mechanical room.
HOUSEKEEPING DIVISION
AREA OF THE DEPARTMENT:
U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS):
• 50 bed hospital area = 150 m2
• 100 bed hospital area = 180 m2 200 bed hospital area = 270 m2
LOCATION:
• In the ground floor.
• Close to central storages
46. SPACES OF THE DIVISION:
•Medicine storage.
•Furniture storage.
•Food storage.
•Utilities storage.
•Achieve.
•General storages.
AREA OF THE DEPARTMENT:
1. U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS):
•100 bed hospital area = 260 m2
•200 bed hospital area = 520 m2 Generally the area of
the storages is 2-2.6m2 /bed.
GENERAL STORAGES
LOCATION:
• In the ground floor.
• Close to housekeeping and
dietary division.
• Direct access to the service
entrance.
47. AREA OF THE DEPARTMENT:
1. U.S. Public Health Service
(USPHS):
•50 bed hospital area = 25 m2
•100 bed hospital area = 45 m2
•200 bed hospital area = 70 m2
MORTUARY DIVISION
LOCATION:
• In the ground floor or basement
floor.
• Exit from emergency entrance
or service entrance.
48. AREA OF THE DEPARTMENT:
1. WHO experts:
•50 bed hospital area = 65 m2
•100 bed hospital area = 90 m2
MAINTENANCE WORKSHOPS
LOCATION:
• In the ground floor or basement
floor.
• Direct relation with service
entrance.