Planning and designing of an amputee rehabilitation facility

Lafta, Hassanain Ali

doi:10.1109/nces.2012.6740460

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“…Several factors such as safety, costs, ventilation, signaling, and contamination must be considered in healthcare facility layout. Joseph and Rashid (2007), Ulrich et al (2008), Zhao, Mourshed, and Wright (2009), and Mossa (2012) analyzed the impact of those factors in the effectiveness of layout designs. While Joseph and Rashid (2007) focused on safety issues, Mossa (2012) considered the importance of flexibility, capacity, and user needs in layout planning.…”

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“…Joseph and Rashid (2007), Ulrich et al (2008), Zhao, Mourshed, and Wright (2009), and Mossa (2012) analyzed the impact of those factors in the effectiveness of layout designs. While Joseph and Rashid (2007) focused on safety issues, Mossa (2012) considered the importance of flexibility, capacity, and user needs in layout planning. Ulrich et al (2008) evaluated layout factors under an evidence-based perspective.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Värlander (2012) explored relationships between layout and labor flexibility, that is, their ability to deal with new and unexpected situations. Flexibility to accommodate to different functions was one of the major considerations in Mossa’s (2012) analysis of the layout of an amputee rehabilitation facility in Iraq. Abbey, Katherine, and Herrmann (2013) focused on “point of dispensing” operations’ ability to accommodate changing levels of demand depending on contingencies such as pandemics.…”

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Layout Planning in Healthcare Facilities: A Systematic Review

Benitez

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Fogliatto

2019

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This study presents a systematic review of the literature on layout planning in healthcare facilities. The review includes 81 articles from journals, conferences, books, and other documents. Articles were classified in two groups according to their main contents including (i) concepts and guidelines and (ii) techniques and tools to assist in layout planning in healthcare facilities. Results indicate that a great variety of concepts and tools have been used to solve layout problems in healthcare. However, healthcare environments such as hospitals can be complex, limiting the ability to obtain optimal layout solutions. Influential factors may include the flows of patients, staff, materials, and information; layout planning and implementation costs; staff and patients safety and well-being; and environmental contamination, among others. The articles reviewed discussed and often proposed solutions covering one or more factors. Results helped us to propose future research directions on the subject.

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