Contract - October 2011 - (Page 60)

1. INTeNSIVe cARe UNIT 2. PoST-oPeRATIVe WARD 3. oPeRATINg RooM 4. cHeck-IN 5. NeoNATAL INTeNSIVe cARe 6. DeLIVeRy 7. PRe-DeLIVeRy 8. PeDIATRIc WARD 9. PoST-DeLIVeRy WARD 10. MeN’S WARD 11. LAUNDRy Site Plan: Upper Level 1. AMBULAToRy 2. PHARMAcy 3. LAB 4. PeDIATRIcS 5. coNFeReNce RooM 6. STAFF TRAININg 7. WoMeN’S WARD Corus’s eighth-floor theater seats 100 and boasts dramatic views of downtown Toronto and Lake Ontario. Site Plan: Lower Level Key Healthcare Design Highlights • Significantly improves baseline healthcare delivery for one of the most impoverished regions of Rwanda. The Burera District, with 340,000 residents, previously had extremely poor health indicators, no functioning district hospital, and no doctors. • Transmission of airborne disease is mitigated through a layout of separate buildings, exterior circulation routes for patient and staff, and natural ventilation. • Air circulation is maximized with approximately 12 air changes per hour in the wards. Industrial fans pull air in and up within each ward. • The use of a non-permeable, continuous epoxy floors provides a durable, easy-to-clean surface devoid of joints prone to bacterial growth. • In terms of the broader impact, the doctors will train 1,500 volunteers to serve as healthcare professionals in this rural region. Nardell, a pulmonologist, to plan for this. With Nardell, MASS strategized a natural ventilation concept that would get enough air changes per hour to reduce transmission rates of airborne disease, and additionally implemented germicidal ultraviolet lights to inactivate microbes and sanitize air that is filled with tuberculosis particulates. Without enough trained healthcare staff to have individual rooms for patients, open wards are the norm in Rwanda. In the Butaro Hospital, beds are positioned at the center, against a wood-paneled wall that has electrical outlets. With this configuration, the exterior windows can be larger than if beds were placed against the perimeter walls. Floors are a continuous single epoxy surface, which is best to mitigate the possible spread of infection. Renowned graphic designer Massimo Vignelli donated his graphic design services for the hospital’s signage. 60 contract october 2011 www.contractdesign.com http://www.contractdesign.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Contract - October 2011

Contract - October 2011
Contents
Editorial
Industry news
Product briefs: healthcare
Product focus: caregivers need care, too
Product focus: above + below
Product focus: glass for health
Advancements made in evidence-based healthcare design
The power of design
Less clinical, more hospitable
Beautifully lean
Raising the bar
New life
Urban sanctuary
The 2011 healthcare environment awards
Designers select: healthcare products
Ad index
Perspectives

Contract - October 2011