M - 24

M-24 - med city

Aim

“City within a City,” the design endeavors to create a new paradigm for a medical center, one that is more like a campus, with vibrant public spaces/ buildings, housing and a sense of community.

Objective

· To provide a 500 bedded hospital in a township which has common housing, recreational spaces and other community/social spaces.

· The resident, patient and visitor experience is carefully to be controlled to minimize exposure to the components of the healthcare facility.

· To create a sense of calm for patients while instilling confidence that they are within the confines of a world-class health care infrastructure.

Methodology

· Literature Study

· Case Study

· The analysis of data from focus groups, individual in-depth semi-structured interviews, a questionnaire and an analysis of organisational information.

· Participants will talk about their lived experience in hospitals.

· Public experience about living near hospitals will be collected.

Scope and parameters

· Healthcare Planning

· Township Planning

Justification

· Medical tourism is a growing sector in India. In October 2015, India's medical tourism sector was estimated to be worth US$3 billion. It is projected to grow to $7–8 billion by 2020. According to the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), the primary reason that attracts medical value travel to India is cost-effectiveness, and treatment from accredited facilities at par with developed countries at much lower cost. The Medical Tourism Market Report: 2015 found that India was "one of the lowest cost and highest quality of all medical tourism destinations, it offers wide variety of procedures at about one-tenth the cost of similar procedures in the United States.

· In 2015, Indian healthcare sector became the fifth largest employer, both in terms of direct as well as indirect employment, with total direct employment of 4,713,061 people.

· Indian healthcare sector, one of the fastest growing industries, is expected to advance at a CAGR of 22.87 per cent during 2015–20 to reach USD280 billion by 2020. There is immense scope for enhancing healthcare services penetration in India, thus presenting ample opportunity for development of the healthcare industry

· Rising income levels, ageing population, growing health awareness and changing attitude towards preventive healthcare is expected to boost healthcare services demand in future

· Additional 3 million beds needed for India to achieve the target of 3 beds per 1,000 people by 2025

Expected Results

May be a detailed healthcare planning with site level planning of township. However the final output will be based on the findings and key themes that emerged. Recommendations and a conclusion will be offered that are in line with the aims of the project.