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Research Outline
Prepared for Greg | Delivered May 15, 2020
Modular Medical Facilities
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Goals
To identify modular or pre-fabricated medical facilities by looking at the required specifications or requirements to meet medical protocols.
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Early Findings
Temecula Valley Hospital
Temecula Hospital was constructed modularly, "with
prefabricated operating room
ceilings, exterior wall panels, roof sections, patient room toilets, and mechanical plumbing racks."
This resulted in the hospital being considered as the "fastest and
most cost-effective
hospital ever built in California."
The hospital space was utilized "to
benefit the patient
and staff experience." Three rooms in one bay were created instead of the usual "
two patient rooms
in one bay," which made this hospital as having the "lowest area-to-bed ratio of any hospital in the state."
Departmental boundaries were also dissolved "to
enhance patient care
and improve workflow and productivity."
"Instead of a traditional 'racetrack' design (which circles the nursing station), a patient-centric design that distributes core support areas into hubs along a
main corridor
" was constructed.
Henderson Hospital
This hospital, constructed in 27 months, made use of "
prefabricated operating room
ceilings, exterior wall panels, patient room toilets, and mechanical plumbing racks, as well as underground electrical main feeds."
Having patient satisfaction as the key driver in the construction of this hospital, "
private patient rooms
and solutions that reduce noise and limit the spread of bacteria" were constructed.
"Silver
ion-infused countertops
in patient care areas, antimicrobial coatings on door handles, and indigo lighting in the surgery department to help reduce bacteria" were also incorporated "to promote patient healing and reduce the spread of germs."
This hospital is a "
214-bed
acute healthcare facility that offers emergency care, women’s services, surgical services, and comprehensive care."
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