All incoming calls are received by up to three telephone operators who can type the calls through to the re- quired extensions through the cord- less manual switchboard. Outgoing calls normally by-pass the operators,
The telephone operators room which is manned continuously is the nerve centre for the hospital as the staff location sets and all emergency warning devices for fire, lifts and medical gases are controlled from there.
Provision has also been made for public coin operated phones to be placed in public waiting spaces as the needs dictate.
(9) Intercom.
A special multi-way loudspeaker internal communication system has also been installed to
installed to 60 points throughout the
the Radiological De- partment particularly to assist with the operation of the Betatron and Linear Accelerator deep therapy equipment.
(10) Staff Location System
A paging system operating in in- duction loops with transmitters in selective floors has also been installed so that key staff can be called to the phone from anywhere inside the Hos. pital by the telephone operators. Each officer on call must carry small personal receiver which can be clipped in the pocket like a fountain
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A master control panel like a type. writer is placed between two tele. phone operators and by means of two lettered identification can call any one of the 100 sets available. In addition to prompt contact with doc- tors in emergencies it is expected that this system will save a great deal of pressure on the telephone system for
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routine calls as well. P.V.C. cable running along the edge of the building enclosed in P.V.C. conduits buried in screeding has been used for forming the loop.
(11) Lifts
Altogether 14 large 4,000 lbs bed sized lifts are included in this Hos. pital Installation.
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Each of the two main lobby tow- ers have one service and four bed/- passenger D.C. gearless lifts which operate at 500 ft. per minute. These four lifts operate under the latest automatic or manual group control to meet five varied demands such as down peak or off peak heavy. How- ever by means of special keys on the rear landings two of these four lifts can be withdrawn from general public use for moving patients or beds individually.
One lift in each tower group can operate from the ground floor by a key switch as a firemen's lift.
The service lift in the Northeast wing is used to deliver laundry, pharmacy, blood bank and central sterile supply department items to the special stores for the operating and maternity delivery theatres on the upper floors. This lift operates at 250 ft. per minute.
The three lifts in the low Physiotherapy and Radiology wings are of the A/C geared traction type with motors at the bottom and operate at only 75 ft. per minute.
All lifts can be operated automa- tically or by attendants and the alarm warnings from each lift are connect- ed back to the telephone operators room which will never be unattended,
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Dumbwaiters
The project also includes five dumbwaiters. One serves the animal house, another the hot sluice in the Radiological Department and another distributes records centrally between three administrative floor levels,
The two other dumbwaiters are placed one in each of the main lift lobby towers near the floor at- tendants. The upper floors have only call and send buttons but full con- trols are operated at the lowest floor which acts as central sorting office for redistribution. On arrival at the selected floor the attendant can in- form the nurses to collect the docu. ments without leaving the duty station by pressing the appropriate buttons in the lobby and the signal light in the respective nurses' station will be illuminated. This system which is intended for all ward docu- mentation and small special items was installed as an easier and cheaper
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alternative to a pneumatic tube sys
tem.
(13) Radio
Roof aerials at the East end have an unobstructed view of the Radio H.K. VHF transmitting aerials on the peaks of H.K. Island and there is a small radio reception room to accommodate the radio receivers and amplifiers. Multicore cables enclosed in conduits are installed from this room to various wards. Spare cables have been provided for future addi- tional programmes.
For emergency use there are two radio-telephones for direct link with the Secretariat. headquarters and quarters.
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(14) Lightning Protection
In view of the building's height and its location, a lightning protection system has been provided.
Finials are fixed on various loca- tions of the roof and inter-connected by appropriate copper strips. Each down drop is over 15 ft. in length and fixed at convenient positions to avoid any bends for the connection to the earth electrode.
WARDS
The typical ward of 5452 square feet nett includes 31 beds. two of which are in single rooms.
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The large open ward areas divided by partitions which include clear glass down to 4 ft. 6 in. above floor level and provide hays for six or four beds on each side of an 8 ft. wide corridor. These partitions are designed to reduce noise and cross infection and give better control for cross ventilation. This arrangement also saves both a great deal of space and nurses walking distances when compared
the conventional Nightingale plan with beds down each side of a large open ward and at right angles to the external walls. Moyable screens are provided to give privacy as required but otherwise it is possible to see if anybody is stand- ing or walking anywhere in the large ward area.
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The beds are generally all arrang- ed for right hand nursing and
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