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WorksheetsUnderstanding Hospital Design
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
What goes into vertical cores?
Lift, Lift lobbies & staircases
Lift, Lift lobbies & staircases along with AHU services
Staircase and Lifts
Staircase ,AHU & Electrical room
Width of treads of hospital staircase has to be
2 mts
1.5 mts
1.2 mts
2.5 mts
Height of riser in hospital design
100 mm
120 mm
150 mm
180 mm
Stretcher Lift size is
2400 x 2400 mm
2400 x 3000 mm
1800 x 3000 mm
1800 x 2400 mm
Ideal configuration for the room grid for a private hospital is
7.5m X 7.5m
7m x 8m
9m x 9m
8m x 9m
Design considerations for a core design in a hospital design
Central Compact Design
Shorter travel distance
Increased land efficiency to save golden hours
All of the above
Optimum distance to reach the vertical core from any given point has to be
30 - 45 m
15 - 30m
less than 30 m
less than 20 m
Temperature in hospital wards should be
18°C
less than 24°C
above 21°C and 24°C;
None of the above
Service Floor is best to be provided between
OT & IPD
OT & ICU
OPD & IPD
None of the above
Biohazardous waste is
infectious waste or biomedical waste
Radio active medical waste
Both A & B
None of the above
Non AC areas in hospitals can be
Main entrance & waiting
OPD & waiting
Wards
All of the above
AC areas in the hospitals are
ICU
OT
Blood Bank
All of the above
CSSD is
Central Sterile Supply Department
Central Supply Service Department
Central Service Storage Department
None of the above
Is this planning an efficient circulation and accesscibility?
Yes
No
Curtains and free space design are preferred over the cubical for the efficient free movement in a Ambulatory Care Unit
True
False
Partially true
Neither true nor false
