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Hospitals are the most complex of building types. Each hospital is comprised of a wide range of services and functional units. These include diagnostic and treatment functions, such as clinical laboratories, imaging, emergency rooms, and surgery; hospitality functions, such as food service and housekeeping; and the fundamental inpatient care or bed-related function. |
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| The physical configuration of a hospital and its transportation and logistic systems are inextricably intertwined. |
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| The transportation systems are influenced by the building configuration, and the configuration is heavily dependent on the transportation systems. |
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Nursing units today tend to be more compact shapes than the elongated rectangles of the past . |
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Materials, and waste. Thus the physical configuration of a hospital and its transportation and logistic systems are inextricably intertwined. The transportation systems are influenced by the building configuration, and the configuration is heavily dependent on the transportation systems. |
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Compact rectangles, modified triangles, or even circles have been used in an attempt to shorten the distance between the nurse station and the patient's bed. |
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