THE NEURO-ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL DESIGN PROGRAM
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THE NEURO-ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL DESIGN PROGRAM
The hospital will have three , 36-bed inpatient wards , each with a specific sub-specialty : Neuro-Rehabilitation , Spinal Rehabilitation and Orthopedic Rehabilitation . The first stage of establishing the hospital will comprise the construction of two hospital wards , with adjacent high-level physiotherapy and occupational therapy departments , and the hospital ’ s administrative wing . Later stages will include a third ward , a sports center and public facilities for outpatients , and a conference and research center . The planned construction will take into account the need for shelters and reinforced areas , given the hospital ’ s proximity to Gaza . In the event of an active confrontation , patients from the two wards will be brought to one large area within the neuro-rehabilitation department . This area will be purpose-built from the outset as a sheltered space , within which 72 patients can be treated if necessary , without having to move them to a shelter — an impossible undertaking given the limited mobility of a large number of patients and the extremely short warning period during an alert .