A Study on the Architectural Planning Ambulatory Surgery Center in General Hospitals

통원수술부에 관한 건축계획적 연구

As surgical technologies advanced, ambulatory surgery was proposed for reduction hospital stay and patient-oriented health care delivery system. And in recent years, ambulatory surgery is also introduced in this country as medical demands expands. This study aims to represent the standards for architectural planning of the ambulatory surgery center in a general hospital according to domestic situations. For this, the present conditions and space programs of 5 general hospitals were investigated and analyzed. This study also aims to represent the unit area proposal of each departmental operation room and the methodology for deciding the number of the operation threatres in Ambulatory Surgery Center.