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Operating Theatre and Radiodiagnosis Blocks

ARCHITECT'S DIVISION, PWD

PAUL Y.Y. LAM, ARIBA

S.L. KWOK

H.K. LEE, AMIStructE, and J.C. KU, AMIStructE

FRANK S.A. AU, BSc (Eng), AMIEE

architects

architect-in-charge

assistant architect structural engineers electrical engineer

A.W. LEUNG, BSc, AMIHVE, and EDMUND LEE, MASHRAE air-conditioning engineers G.M. PAGE, ARICS

Y.K. WOO

TUNG SHAN & CO,

Client's Requirements

1. Operating Theatre Suites

a) Four major operating theatres

with observation gallery

Four major operating theatres Three minor operating theatres Plastic room

b) Self-contained sterilizing room

quantity surveyor clerk of works

main contractor

and sink

room serving two major operating theatres. c) Dumb waiter in sink room for

the disposal of soiled linen, etc. d) Recovery room on each floor. e) Surgeons and anaesthetists

offices.

f) Equipment rooms and sterile

supply rooms.

g) Patients changing room, h) Staff changing rooms.

i) Sisters' offices.

j) Linen rooms and pantries.

2. Central Sterile Supply Department

a) Trolley parking area.

b) Wash and cleaning areas.

c) Glove cleaning and powdering

areas.

d) Syringe assembly.

e) Autoclaves.

f) Linen folding area.

g) Offices and stores.

3. Pharmacy

a) Waiting space for in and out

patients.

b) General working space.

c) Trolley space.

d) Bottle washing room.

e) Aseptic and sterile product.

f) Manufacture rooms.

g) Autoclaves.

h) Cold room.

i) Offices and stores.

4. Radiodiagnosis Block

rooms

a) Five major X-Ray

(two general purpose, tomo- graphy, special examination and barium meal)

b) Major X-ray room. c) Central dark and wet viewing

d) Offices.

room.

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Radiodiagnosis block. Terrace in foreground is on the roof of the air-conditioning plant building

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Far East Architect & Builder September, 1967