Fulfilment of client’s needs is paramount. It is therefore important to asses the health needs of the population in the light of the morbidity and mortality ratios. At macro level health systems planning sets objectives, formulates priorities and defines the means by which they can be met.
OIKOS Health has the expertise to perform health systems planning on a nation wide basis.
This translates the how the macro outcomes from have to be implemented at micro level in the respective catchment areas and address the needs and demands of the market, from patient to doctor, from capital investment to break-even or profit, from proposed concept to its financing.
The nature and volume of all services to be provided, together with the operational definitions of the functional units individually – and their interrelation – is fully covered in this program. It also outlines the prime criteria for the architectural and engineering design.
Subsequently the space program describes all areas to which operational functions are assigned. Workload projections and capacity calculations determine how much space is required for each activity. It provides the architect and equipment planner with vital design information.
The architectural concept and design guidelines provide criteria for the level of sophistication of the project and for the environment for patients and personnel. It is on this basis that architects and engineers will make their design. These guidelines have significant impact on the final investment budget.
As the selection of the medical equipment has an impact on the architectural, civil, mechanical and electrical design, it is given specialist consideration during the earliest stages of the project. Detailed equipment scheduling is performed in accordance with the prescribed medical functionality.
This results in a number of reports and drawings, such as the room-to-room equipment schedule, the bill of quantities, the itemised budget table, the cross reference list, the generic specification document and the equipment-top-views loaded into the architectural drawing.
The architectural and engineering brief is translated into sets of drawings in accordance with the functional and space program. This physical layout takes into account all design criteria including patient and personnel flows, medical equipment requirements, cleaning and maintenance services.
This plan calculates the project investment budget – for construction, equipment & project management and the operational budget. The latter covers the projects’ revenues and expenses; both are summarised in a cash flow projection.
Advice about and arranging financing and credit opportunities, through national and international institutions, are also part of our services.
During the development of the preliminary design, full attention is given to the specific civil requirements, such as optimal construction grid, floor strength, corridors and door openings, elevators, lead screening, etc.
The mechanical design incorporates all essential services such as water supply, drainage, ventilation, air-treatment and conditioning, fire fighting systems, etc. The electrical design, among others, deals with high and low voltage systems, emergency power supplies, lighting, telephone and paging systems.
Investments in health care infrastructure are closely linked to developments in the wider context of the health care system of a country and its health care policies. The success of a new health facility is not only the result of construction and technology but critically depends also on other factors such as the quality of management, staff, IT, maintenance, administration, etc
Technical Assistance to help management during set-up and implementation of a new health care location is part and parcel of the advisory services and includes referral policies, reimbursement, human resource planning, training, and safety and environmental guidelines a.o.
