MODULAR HOSPITALS
Modular hospitals and prefabricated patient care units play a crucial role in the healthcare sector. Particularly in recent times, the healthcare sector has begun to face an increased workload due to rapidly growing populations, disasters, and epidemics. This situation has created a need for flexibility and speed. Container type hospital solutions and modular hospital systems stand out as a strong alternative for providing healthcare services quickly, efficiently, and economically in demanded regions. Due to their easy installation and cost-effectiveness, along with containing all the features a hospital would need, modular hospitals offer a very different approach compared to traditional hospitals.
What is a Modular Hospital?
The question of what is a modular hospital can be answered as steel construction hospital structures whose building elements are produced in a factory environment and assembled in advance for quick installation in the relevant area. These types of hospital buildings offer significant advantages, especially in regions where healthcare services are urgently needed. Through the inclusion of mobile operating rooms, intensive care units, and all necessary infrastructure, installations, and living spaces for healthcare services, they ensure the treatment and recovery of patients and the seamless delivery of other healthcare services.
Known also as portable health units, the usage areas of modular hospitals are at a level that correctly meets expectations in all areas requiring flexibility and speed. Additionally, due to their costs being reasonable compared to traditional structures, they carry features that can be used seamlessly in all regions where there is a need for hospitals. Offering earthquake-resistant hospital structure and quick construction features, the prefabricated materials used in these structures are pre-galvanized steel, ensuring a hygienic hospital environment and meeting all necessary health and hygiene conditions seamlessly.
EMERGENCY SHELTERS
KAHRAMANMARAŞ BAYKAR DISASTER CAMP
After the earthquake on February 6th, a total of 220 container emergency living units were installed in Kahramanmaraş through BAYKAR.
HATAY DISASTER CAMP, TURKEY
Following the earthquake on February 6th, a total of 850 container emergency living units were installed in various regions of Hatay through various aid organizations, chambers of commerce, and representatives of the private sector.
PORTO RICO - EMERGENCY LIVING UNITS
APEC Smart Steel Building Systems were preferred to supply the necessary living units for refugees to be resettled in Porto Rico.
REFUGEE CAMPS
HAMBURG REFUGEE CAMP, GERMANY
A total of 1,100 living units were built for refugees to be resettled in Hamburg, Germany. The project, including dormitories, toilets, showers, and dining areas, was completed and put into use within 60 days according to Eurocode and German DIN standards.
WALLDORF REFUGEE CAMP, GERMANY
A total of 121 living units were built for refugees to be resettled in Walldorf, Germany. The project, including dormitories, toilets, showers, and dining areas, was completed and put into use within 30 days according to Eurocode and German DIN standards.
HOLLAND CAMP
A total of 128 living units were built for refugees to be resettled in Holland. The project, including dormitories, toilets, showers, and dining areas, was completed and put into use within 30 days according to Eurocode and DIN standards.
What Are Modular Hospitals Used For?
Modular structures, also used as emergency hospitals and field hospitals, stand out with their solutions for many different healthcare needs. In this regard, it is possible to give many different answers to the question of why modular hospitals are used. Since traditional hospitals take a long time to build and require large costs, modular structures offering turnkey hospital solutions are preferred in regions where healthcare services need to be provided quickly today. The advantages they provide can be listed as follows:
- Especially when temporary healthcare facilities are needed in situations such as natural disasters, wars, or epidemics, building traditional hospitals is not possible. In this case, modular hospital installation comes into play, ensuring that healthcare services are delivered smoothly and quickly to people in need. Thanks to their customizable hospital design, they play an important role in providing uninterrupted healthcare services.
- Continuous and rapid access to healthcare services is also important for military units. In this regard, demountable hospital structures can be used to quickly provide healthcare services to soldiers serving in war zones, training areas, or disaster areas.
- Since hospital expansion solutions are needed in global health situations such as sudden disasters or epidemics, modular hospital systems play an important role in rapidly delivering healthcare services.
- As the healthcare sector is rapidly developing and growing, modular structures offering sustainable hospital design provide long-term solutions to meet changing needs. Factors such as technological infrastructure compatibility, environmentally friendly materials, and energy-efficient hospital features can play a role in reducing hospital costs and providing higher quality healthcare services to a wider population. Therefore, modular hospitals are also suitable for permanent use without problems.
Why Are Modular Hospitals Advantageous?
The advantages of modular hospitals are considerably numerous, especially compared to traditional hospital structures. Along with their innovative and cost-effective structures, the advantages offered by modular hospital plans can be listed as follows:
- Since quick installation is important in a field like healthcare, modular hospitals are quickly prepared for installation in a factory environment and set up in relevant areas within short periods, making them ready for use.
- When needed, it is easy to relocate a modular hospital to another location with its portable structure. Since there is no such option in traditional structures, modular hospitals also provide opportunities for reuse. Thanks to the possibilities it provides for adding new rooms or areas, it also provides significant convenience for healthcare sectors aiming to grow.
- While traditional hospitals have significant expenses in terms of costs, modular hospital installation cost is quite reasonable. This situation allows the existing budget to be used for improving healthcare services.
Offering opportunities such as cost-effectiveness, durability, and quick installation, modular hospitals also provide seamless usage opportunity with their environmentally conscious structures!
