REDEVELOPMENT OF

UP-PGH
Prepared by:
Cristobal, Florshiem I.
Cura, Chariza Andrea C.
Dizon, Yvette E.
Mascaria, Bianca P.

INTRODUCTION
Hospitals are the most complex of building types. Each hospital is comprised of
a wide range of services and functional units. These include diagnostic and
treatment functions, such as clinical laboratories, imaging, emergency rooms,
and surgery; hospitality functions, such as food service and housekeeping; and
the fundamental inpatient care or bed-related function. This diversity is
reflected in the breadth and specificity of regulations, codes, and oversight that
govern hospital construction and operations. Each of the wide-ranging and
constantly evolving functions of a hospital, including highly complicated
mechanical, electrical, and telecommunications systems, requires specialized
knowledge and expertise. No one person can reasonably have complete
knowledge, which is why specialized consultants play an important role in
hospital planning and design. The functional units within the hospital can have
competing needs and priorities. Idealized scenarios and strongly held
individual preferences must be balanced against mandatory requirements,
actual functional needs (internal traffic and relationship to other departments),
and the financial status of the organization.

PROJECT BACKGROUND
The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) is a tertiary state-owned hospital
administered and operated by the University of the Philippines Manila, the
University of the Philippines System's Health Sciences Center. It is the largest
government hospital administered by the university, and is designated as the
National University Hospital. It is located at Ermita, Manila in the Philippines. It
is the biggest hospital in the country with a 1,500-bed capacity. It is a mixeduse hospital, with 1,000 beds for indigent patients and 500 beds for private
patients, and offers some of the lowest rates for patients and is generally
known as the hospital for indigent patients.