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16.5 hEALTh BUILDINGS
16.5.1 HOSPITALS
16.5.1.1 Hospitals shall be located in an area which has been
set aside for hospitals, in accordance with the DCR and
master plan of the related business unit.
16.5.1.2 Hospitals shall be designed according to the approved
requirements and the rules of the Ministry of Health and
the provisions of these regulations.
16.5.1.3 Staff sanitary installation requirements shall be as
mentioned in section-17.
16.5.1.4 The areas of various departments, their relationship
to each other, the width of the corridors, doors, the
electrical, hygienic and mechanical facilities that are
needed and the materials used must fit in with the
types, specifications and measurements of the medical
apparatus and equipment required.
16.5.1.5 A provision of an isolation room for patients with
communicable diseases shall be provided.
16.5.1.6 Natural ventilation and lighting shall be available in
the patients’ rooms, the waiting rooms, the offices and
halls. Mechanical ventilation shall also be provided in
accordance with the approved standards, for areas that
have no natural ventilation.
16.5.1.7 The patient’s rooms should be as far as possible from
the road and car parking area. The walls should be
sound proof to prevent noise transmission.
16.5.1.8 The hospital shall have a reserve generator.
16.5.1.9 There shall be garbage rooms and ways of disposing of
waste, in accordance with section-19 of these regulations
and with the approval of the Authority.
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16.5.1.10 Parking spaces shall be provided, in accordance with
section-15 of these regulations.
16.5.1.11 The facilities that shall be provided to people with
disability:
a) All entrances should be accessible to a wheelchair
user.
b) All rooms should be accessible for the benefit of
patients, visitors and staff members with disability.
c) All clinics on all floors should be accessible.
d) All patients’ rest rooms should be accessible to a
wheelchair user.
16.5.2 CLINICS
16.5.2.1 Clinics shall be located in an area, which has been set
aside for clinics, in accordance with the DCR and master
plan of the related business unit.
16.5.2.2 Clinics shall be designed according to the approved
requirements and the rules of the Ministry of Health and
the provisions of these regulations.
16.5.2.3 The clinic shall have a minimum of:
a) Two rooms, one for the specialist doctor and the other
for examination or treatment, each one with minimum
area 12.0 square meters.
b) Reception lobby.
c) Male and female segregated waiting halls.
d) One Lavatory for people with disability in addition
to sanitary requirements shall be as mentioned on
section-17.
E) Pantry.
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