Modifications in the updated Sub Divisional Hospital (SDH) 31 ... - IIMB

Depending upon the requirement of the hospital and catchment area, appropriate
beds may be allowed for private facility. 10% of the total bed strength is
recommended as private wards beds.
Location
Location of the ward should be such to ensure quietness and to control number of
visitors.
Ward Unit
The basic aim in planning a ward unit should be to minimize the work of the
nursing staff and provide basic amenities to the patients within the unit. The
distances to be traveled by a nurse from bed areas to treatment room, pantry etc.
should be kept to the minimum. Ward unit will include nursing station, doctors’
duty room, pantry, isolation room, treatment room, nursing store along with wards
and toilets as per the norms. On an average one nursing station per ward will be
provided. It should be ensure that nursing station caters to around 40-45 beds, out
of which half will be for acute patients and rest for chronic patients.
Private ward: Depending upon the requirement of the hospital and catchment
area appropriate beds may be allocated for private facilities. However, 10% of the
total bed strength is recommended as private wards beds.
Patient Conveniences: It is to be as per local byelaws.
Pharmacy (Dispensary)
The pharmacy should be located in an area conveniently accessible from all
clinics. The size should be adequate to contain 5 percent of the total clinical visits
to the OPD in one session.
Pharmacy should have component of medical store facility for indoor patients and
separate pharmacy with accessibility for OPD patients.
Patient Conveniences: It is to be as per local byelaws.
Intensive Care Unit & High Dependency Wards (Desirable)
General
In this unit, critically ill patients requiring highly skilled life saving medical aid
and nursing care are concentrated. These should include major surgical and
medical cases, head injuries, severe haemorrhage, acute coronary occlusion,
kidney and respiratory catastrophe, poisoning etc. It should be the ultimate
medicare the hospital can provide with highly specialized staff and equipment.
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