SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY IN BRATISLAVA FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE INSTITUTE OF HOUSING AND CIVIC STRUCTURES HEALTH CARE FACILITIES HOSPITALS REPORT ON TRAINING VISIT In the frame work of the project No. SAMRS 2010/12/10 “Development of human resource capacity of Kabul polytechnic university” Funded by UÜtà|áÄtät ECDC cÜÉA Wtâw f{t{ YtÜâÖ December, 14, 2010 Prof. Daud Shah Faruq Health Care Facilities, Hospitals 2010/12/14 Acknowledgement: I Daud Shah Faruq professor of Kabul Poly Technic University The author of this article would like to express my appreciation for the Scientific Training Program to the Faculty of Architecture of the Slovak University of Technology and Slovak Aid program for financial support of this project. I would like to say my hearth thanks to Professor Arch. Mrs. Veronika Katradyova PhD, and professor Arch. Mr. stanislav majcher for their guidance and assistance during the all time of my training visit. My thank belongs also to Ing. Juma Haydary, PhD. the coordinator of the project SMARS/2010/10/01 in the frame work of which my visit was realized. Besides of this I would like to appreciate all professors and personnel of the faculty of Architecture for their good behaves and hospitality. Best regards cÜÉyA Wtâw ft{t{ YtÜâÖ December, 14, 2010 2 Prof. Daud Shah Faruq Health Care Facilities, Hospitals 2010/12/14 VISITING REPORT FROM FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE OF SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY IN BRATISLAVA This visit was organized for exchanging knowledge views and advices between us (professor of Kabul Poly Technic University and professors of this faculty). My visit was especially organized to the departments of Public Buildings and Interior design. From Institute of interior design Mrs. MSc. Veronika Kotradyova, PhD and from Institute of Public Buildings Mr. Ing. arch. Stanislov Majcher, PhD. They were responsible for my activities. I organized my activities in four parts as below: 1. Pedagogic Activities 2. Research Activities 3. Practical activities 4. Excurse activities Each part is described as following: 1. PEDAGOGIC ACTIVITIES: I attended to the lectures of the professors and, saw the methods of their lectures and teachings; I also visited the classes and saw the students and their activities. Besides of these, I also participated to the conferences and seminars, presented by the professors and students. One seminar was presented by an Italian Professor Jader Tolja who was invited from Italy. His presentation was about (Affects of architectural elements and designs on Human Nervous System). It was very good and useful presentation, he described some affects of the architectural elements and designs on human nervous system and practically proved that architecture has very direct affects on nervous system of the human, if the design is a success design and acceptable, its affect is good and you feel well and comfort but if the design is not a success and acceptable 3 Prof. Daud Shah Faruq Health Care Facilities, Hospitals 2010/12/14 design so you don’t feel well and comfortable, this will affect very bad and insufferable on your nervous system and even sometimes cause some mental problems. Professor PHD Mrs. Veronika during presenting the lecture Students are listening to the lecture at class I also had a look from the studios of architecture in this faculty. In these studios they were working on their projects and modules of their projects. The students have to design one project in each semester. These projects are included all necessary plans, elevations, sections, details and modules. They make these modules from carton, wood and other special materials which are available very easily. 4 Prof. Daud Shah Faruq Health Care Facilities, Hospitals 2010/12/14 Students are listening to the lecture at class Students in architectural studio consulting with their Professors about their sketches 5 Prof. Daud Shah Faruq Health Care Facilities, Hospitals 2010/12/14 Module of a projects made by the 3rd class students Module of a projects made by the 3rd class students 6 Prof. Daud Shah Faruq Health Care Facilities, Hospitals 2010/12/14 Module of a projects made by the 3rd class students Module of a stair projects made by the 3rd class students 2. RESEARCHE ACTIVITIES: I researched about HealthCare Facilities (Hospitals) and its history, classifications and designs in Islamic countries and Europe. I studied some books which were given to me by the professors, and searched at the library and used some books, besides of them I searched in the internet too. During this period I prepared a knowledgical article which the brief information about it is as below, and the whole article is prepared in a separate file and it is also attached: HEALTH CARE FACILITIES OVERVIEW Health care facilities encompass a wide range of types, from small and relatively simple medical clinics to large, complex, and costly, teaching and research hospitals. Large hospitals centers may include all the various subsidiary health care types that are often independent facilities. 7 Prof. Daud Shah Faruq Health Care Facilities, Hospitals 2010/12/14 CLASSIFICATION A trend towards specialization has resulted in a growing number of health care types. Among them are hospitals, nursing homes, outpatient facilities, psychiatric facilities, rehabilitation facilities, hospices, assisted living facilities, congregate housing, adult day care facilities, and various specialized outpatient facilities. These facilities currently include sections on the following four specific building types: A. Hospitals B. Nursing Homes C. Outpatient Clinic, including the specialized diagnostic and treatment areas which may be stand-alone facilities D. Psychiatric Facility, including psychiatric hospitals Subcategories These categories have the following subcategories: • Abortion clinic • Adult daycare center • Ambulatory surgery center • Clinics • Convenient care clinics • Doctor's offices • Free clinics • Hospitals • Hospital ship • Hospital train • Inpatient care • Isolation ward (medicine) • Nurse-led clinics • Nurse-managed health centers 8 Prof. Daud Shah Faruq Health Care Facilities, Hospitals 2010/12/14 • Polyclinics • Sanatoriums • Sanyukai • Sick bay • Surgicenters • Urgent care • Abortion clinic An abortion clinic is a medical facility that primarily performs or specializes in abortions. Such clinics may be public medical centers or private medical practices. • Adult daycare center An adult day care center, also commonly known as adult day services, is a non-residential facility providing activities for elderly and/or handicapped individuals. Most centers operate 10 - 12 hours per day and provide meals, social/recreational outings, and general supervision. Adult daycare centers operate under a social model and/or a health care model. • Ambulatory surgery center Ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) are also known as outpatient surgery centers or same day surgery centers. Medical facilities where surgical procedures not requiring an overnight hospital stay are performed are sometimes called surgicenters. Such surgery is commonly less complicated than that requiring hospitalization. Avoiding hospitalization can result in cost savings to the party responsible for paying for the patient's health care. • Clinics A clinic (or an outpatient clinic) is a small private or public health facility that is devoted to the care of outpatients, often in a community, in contrast to larger hospitals, which also treat inpatients. Some grow to be institutions as large as major hospitals, whilst retaining the name clinic. These are often associated with a hospital or medical school. General practice clinics are run by one or several general practitioners or practice managers. Physiotherapy clinics are usually operated by physiotherapists and psychology clinics by clinical psychologists, and so on for each health profession. Some clinics are operated in- house by employers, government organizations or hospitals and some clinical services are outsourced to private corporations, specializing in provision of health services. • Convenient care clinic Convenient care clinics (CCCs) are health care clinics located in retail stores, supermarkets and pharmacies that treat uncomplicated minor illnesses and provide preventative health care services. They are sometimes called "retail clinics", “retail-based clinics” or "walk-in medical clinics." CCCs are usually staffed by nurse practitioners (NPs) or physician assistants (PAs). Some CCCs, however, are staffed by physicians. • Doctor's office 9 Prof. Daud Shah Faruq Health Care Facilities, Hospitals 2010/12/14 A doctor's office is a suite of rooms where a physician receives and treats patients, and otherwise practices medicine. When patients first arrive at a doctor's office, they normally check in and wait in a waiting area until called in to be examined in the examination room. • Free clinics A free clinic is a medical facility offering community healthcare on a free or very low-cost basis in countries with marginal or no universal health care. Care is generally provided in these clinics to persons who have lower or limited income and no health insurance, including persons who are not eligible for Medicaid or Medicare programs. • Hospitals A hospital, in the modern sense of the word, is an institution for health care providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment, and often, but not always providing for longer- term patient stays. Its historical meaning, until relatively recent times, was "a place of hospitality" During