“Remember
when designing
a hospital that
we are investing
for the next 40
years”
“Hospitals are highly
engineered & our subject
understanding is low”
Dr Vivek Desai’s Steps in
Hospital Planning
1. Project Conceptualization
2. Feasibility Analysis
3. Building Design
4. Project Management
5. Commissioning
“PLANNING FOR ENERGY
EFFICIENCY IN HOSPITALS IS
A MUST AS THESE BUILDINGS
ARE GUZZLERS OF ELECTRICITY
AND OPERATE 24 X 7 X 365”
Almost 50% of total healthcare
expenditure in South Africa
is in private sector. Public
sector accounts for 47% and NGO
sector for 3%.
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“The time has
come to imbibe
Pre-Engineered
Building ideas in
healthcare”
November saw
roadshow
international
shared insights
of evidencein healthcare in
Pretoria, Durban
F
acilitated
by SaintGobain
Gyproc,
Dr Vivek
Desai a
medical
doctor
from
India, who has
turned his focus to
managing, designing,
constructing and
the provision of
communication
services for worldclass healthcare
facilities, presented
an in depth overview
of how India’s
healthcare facilities
had evolved over
recent years to align
with developments
in patient care
seen in many firstworld countries
across the globe.
He made a number
of observations
and comparisons
between the Indian
and South African
medical landscape,
highlighting where
South Africa needs
to steer the design of
healthcare facilities
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