Inpatient Modular Building Applications
Advancements in medical technology and equipment, workforce shifts and an aging population are all drivers behind the construction of new inpatient hospitals. Modular construction meets the ever-changing needs of inpatient hospitals by providing a fast and flexible building solution.
Williams Scotsman’s Concurrent Construction™ process allows hospitals to get up and running sooner, enabling quicker occupancy and revenue production than with conventional construction. By utilizing modular building construction methods, hospital facilities can be constructed in less time than most architectural hospital drawings take to get approved.
The benefits of using modular construction for inpatient hospitals include:
- Increased efficiency
- Compliance with all state codes and building standards
- Uniformity in patient rooms, improving patient satisfaction
- Time to occupancy that is drastically reduced
- Completely customizable floor plans and building configurations
Modular design considerations for inpatient hospitals include:
- Additions
- Critical Access Hospitals
- Registration area
- Waiting rooms
- Examination rooms
- Surgical suites
- Diagnostic suites
- Inpatient rooms (private and double occupancy)
- Nurses stations
- Coffee/vending area
- Cafeteria
- Chapel
- Restrooms
- Physician and staff offices