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Design OPTIVISION

Version April 5th 2012

“PROJECT OPERATING THEATRE”

In July 2010 work started on the surgical unit. To follow up the building process, a first audit could be carried out at the beginning of October. The meeting was chaired by Patrick Calisse, the architect. The construction company was represented by different engineers and financial consultants. The hospital management was representing the asignor of the building contract and Pro Phalombe as the assessor. The foundation and the first walls were already in place and the roof should be on before the onset of the rainy season.

In 2011 the new surgical unit should become operational. Currently there are deliberations about the interior equipment of the unit. There are many individual projects for which we are looking for donorship: Operating lamps, table, anesthesia equipment and many more. We will inform you soon about this.

Project Description in brief
The existing operating theatre is outdated and insufficient, nor do the practical and hygenic requirements suffice for a hospital. This has become an urgent hospital project after it has been in the planning of the hospital development for many years. The current floor plan is extremely disadvantageous and does not allow for a reasonable refurbishing.

The new surgical unit is in the immediate vicinity of the medical technical services, the outpatients sector and the inpatient wards. The floorplan is very alike the ones we know from the ‚miniture units' used in the military and civil defense force. Thus it represents a proven standard. Whether one will use both theatres available in the near future can not be forseen now. It could very well be the case, that one unit is used for minor outpatient treatments. The floorplan leaves these options open. If the future would show that the "Holy Family Mission Hospital" (District Hospital) will gain more influence and as a consequence the surgical services would have to be extended, the new premises would allow this to happen.

In 2008 the local board of the hopital together with Pro Phalombe association declared the project operating theatre as a top priority.

Pro Phalombe will by year 2011 …
… ensure the financing of the "Project Operating Theatre" – planned project cost: € 294 000.–

A new operating theatre: Why?
– Improvement and optimization of the existing infrastructure – currently the most urgent project.

– Making the best use of space and location in the immediate vicinity of the medical – technical services, the ambulatory section and the inpatient wards.

– Improvement of hygiene and practical aspects – a gain for patients as well as hospital staffl.

– Nationwide proven surgical standard for flexible usage – a two theatre operation or a conversion of one unit for minor procedures on outpatient.

– This allows the Phalombe Hospital to fullfill the assignment attached to a district Hospital.

For further information please refer to our Project File (German)

Sketch of the new OT >