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Question: What kind of engineering support is required for mortuary designing?
– Dr Vishal, Mumbai

Tarun Katiyar

Answer:

• There should be adequate lighting (1500-2000 lux at mortuary table)
• 200-300 lux in the body storage/ autopsy room.
• Ventilation/ exhaust system.
• To get uninterrupted continuous power supply, alternate sources should be available
• AC chambers. (3 sqm/ body )
• Railing for sliding the trolleys in and out
• Humidity control and temperature control (3.5o to 6.5o) with separate thermostat for every chamber – cold chambers as well for decomposed chambers.
• Body storage room with refrigerated chambers, janitor closets, trolley bay, autopsy room, viewing room, change room, shower room, sluice room, etc. is required

Question: While designing the interiors of a dialysis room, are there any particular colour restrictions?
– Manasi, Bangalore

Answer: Try to avoid yellow coloured interiors or yellow light in a dialysis room which may make the skin appear yellow and jaundiced to the patients which might aggravate their stress, worry and hence is not advisable. Opting for lighter shades that will maintain the perception of light and make the room space look larger is actually preferable.

Question: We are coming up with 200-bedded multispeciality hospital. What should be the number of equipment that should be placed in the hospital?
– Dr Premprakash, Pune

Answer: A hospital is a healthcare institution providing patient treatment by specialised staff and equipment. Proper planning and implementation of equipment is one of the most important part of any hospital. According to the requirement of hospital and expected number of patients, equipment planning should be done. You should always concentrate on the quality, purchasing and proper implementation of equipment to enhance the quality of patient care.

Question: What is the authorisation for 250-bed hospital ICU?
– Vive Kulkarni, Pune

Answer: Hospitals having 200 or more beds are authorised an ICU at the following scale:

• Not to exceed two per ent of the total authorised beds.
• Beds in ICU should not to be less than eight to justify its existence.
• Hospitals having bed strength of 200-399 will draw excess of two per cent beds from acute medical and acute surgical wards.

Question: What are the major healthcare problems in a project area?
– Anupama Verma, Gandhinagar

Answer: Major problems are infectious diseases and diarrhoea, worm infestation malnutrition, inadequate facility to the injured from LOC, inadequate maternity services, inadequate facility for mother and childcare

Question: How is a model of care (MOC) helpful for a hospital and the emergency department?
– Dr Tripathi, Pune

Answer: The information in each MOC will help the ED and hospital to understand:

• The key principles of the model.
• The key requirements to operate the model.
• Considerations to help understand why your ED would use the model.
• Benefits and challenges of using the model.
• The monitoring measures can be used to assess the model’s effectiveness and success.