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16.5 hEALTh BUILDINGS 16.5.1.10 Parking spaces shall be provided, in accordance with
section-15 of these regulations.
16.5.1 HOSPITALS
16.5.1.11 The facilities that shall be provided to people with
16.5.1.1 Hospitals shall be located in an area which has been
set aside for hospitals, in accordance with the DCR and disability:
master plan of the related business unit. a) All entrances should be accessible to a wheelchair
user.
16.5.1.2 Hospitals shall be designed according to the approved
requirements and the rules of the Ministry of Health and b) All rooms should be accessible for the benefit of
the provisions of these regulations. patients, visitors and staff members with disability.

16.5.1.3 Staff sanitary installation requirements shall be as c) All clinics on all floors should be accessible.
mentioned in section-17. d) All patients’ rest rooms should be accessible to a

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

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