Presented by:

JAN ALLEN S.J. GOMEZ

Arch. Junar Pakingan Tablan

Adviser

CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
I.1.1 Introduction

Health is a fundamental right guaranteed by our constitution to all citizens, but

health care depends on what each citizen can pay. Health inequity is very evident in
our society that the growing disparity in terms of standard in health care for the rich
in our country is far different from that for the poor. The quality of public health is a
major policy issue in every country, whether developed or developing.
Health facilities like public hospitals are important components of the health
care system. Despite the progress cited by the national government, the countrys
public healthcare system is marred with problems. The lack of health personnel, the
absence of adequate facilities, and the poor quality and to access health care are
just some of these problems.

I.1.2 Statement of the Problem:

The Ospital ng Tagaytay is committed to provide comprehensive and quality

healthcare for the people of the city and nearby areas by complying with the Department of
Healths facilities criteria for classifications of hospitals. This research aims to provide
architectural solutions to the current problems of the hospital.

What facilities are needed to comply with the Department of Health's hospital classification
based on the current needs of the community?

What kind of action plan is needed for the design of the hospital to increase its services
capacity and upgrade its capabilities through new facilities?

What shall be the capacity of the hospitals facilities that shall cater to its target beneficiaries?

Who shall benefit from this study?

How can the incorporation of therapeutic environments in the hospitals design help in the
healing process of its patients?

I.1.3 Project Goals, Objectives, and Strategy:

Design and plan the facilities of the Ospital ng Tagaytay that will meet the new requirements
of the Department of Health classification of hospitals in terms of services offered and
capacity to handle patients.

The research aims to explore new solutions in designing and planning architectural spaces
with the therapeutic effects to the patients.

Determine the present and future needs and capacity of the hospital with regards to the
population of the city.

Design and plan the hospital that meets the DOH classification by incorporating spaces to
the services added by the hospital to meet the requirements.

Planning the hospital on the premise of new circulation due to the therapeutic based design
of the facilities.

I.1.5 Significance of the Study

This research aims to provide creative and technical assistance for future
developments of the Osital ng Tagaytay.
It aims to provide assitance to the community through architectural solutions that can
improve the quality of facilities of the public hospital.
The research study aims to assist in the governments efforts of providing quality
healthcare to the public by providng future references and benchmark in the creation of
public hospitals in other

I.1.6 Scope and limitation

The scope of the research shall be with the bounds of the design of the hospital and
integrating therapeutic environments in the planning and designing of the facilities. The
scope of the study shall also explore new architectural designs, planning of spaces and study
of behavioral circulation of the users in the hospital.
The assessment of the study shall be limited to 8 years of secondary data.
The research is limited to architectural solutions of integrating therapeutic environments in

the design of the hospital. It aims to create and enhance the design of spaces for therapeutic
environments and not meddle with management and procedural processes in the hospital.

I.1.7 Assumptions
The Ospital ng Tagaytay is the primary public health services provider for the residents of
Tagaytay.
It is capable of providing complete services under the Level 1 classifiaction hospital of the
Department of Health.
The hospital accepts all kinds of patients from indigents to the middle class and including
persons with disabilities.

I.1.8 Conceptual Framework

CHAPTER 2
I.2.1 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES
I.2.1.1 DOH gives hospitals 3 more years to comply with reclassification
The Department of Health and representatives from private hospitals have reached a compromise that will give
healthcare facilities a maximum of 3 years to comply with the government's hospital reclassification scheme MANILA,
Philippines - The Department of Health (DOH) and representatives from private hospitals have reached a compromise
that will give healthcare facilities a maximum of 3 years to comply with the government's hospital reclassification scheme.

I.2.1.2 The Healing Environment: A Therapeutic Landscape

Passive and active engagement with nature outdoors can, for example, increase positive affect, reduce
psychophysiological arousal, and renew an ability to perform tasks that require concentration. This positive affect has

transferred itself indoors to the degree that the access is appropriate and to the extent that the individual is in need of
restoration or stress reduction (Bringslimark, Hartig, & Patil, 2009).

I.2.1.3 Patient comfort

Not surprisingly, noise reduction in hospitals is top of mind in hospital facility design. Some 71 percent of
respondents said that over the next five years noise-reducing construction materials would be incorporated into design
features. And 60 percent of respondents said they are incorporating noise-reducing materials into patient room design.
Noise reduction is an area of focus because of the increased emphasis on patient satisfaction and Facility Guidelines
Institute (FGI) Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals and Outpatient Facilities issued earlier this year that
has a new section on acoustics, including the use of noise-absorbing materials and reducing the amount of hard surfaces
in facilities, which can create unnecessary noise, Sprague says.

CHAPTER 3
I.3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

I.3.2 RESEARCH DESIGN: CASE STUDY EXAMPLES

I.3.2.1 Childrens Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) - INTERNATIONAL
The Childrens Hospital at Montefiore CHAM was specifically designed to provide a healing and aesthetic setting
for pediatric care. These initiatives at The Childrens Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) and, help promote well-being among
patients, family members and associates by reducing stressors such as noise, glare and clutter; connecting patients and

associates to nature; offering beauty and positive distraction through visual art; and providing space and seating layouts
that encourage visitation by family and friends.

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I.3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
I.3.2 RESEARCH DESIGN: CASE STUDY EXAMPLES
I.3.2.2 St. Luke's Medical Center Global City - LOCAL
St. Luke's Medical Center - Global City's wellness-centered infrastructure, state-of-the-art medical
technology and hotel-like ambiance - all combined to help deliver an exceptional patient experience. The exterior of the
hospital projects a modern building with its strong linear elements and bold horizontal and vertical features. The materials
and color schemes gives us an impression of a state of the art treatment facility. The hospital tries to inject landscape
greeneries to soften the design and blend well with the surroundings.

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I.3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

I.3.2 RESEARCH DESIGN: CASE STUDY EXAMPLES

I.3.3 RESEARCH DESIGN: CASE STUDY:OSPITAL NG TAGAYTAY
Ospital ng Tagaytay was inaugurated on April 25, 1997 and was opened publicly on May 4, 1997. It
was dedicated to the people of Tagaytay as well as nearby communities to provide primary care as well. The planned
city health center and a lying in clinic was converted into a hospital and is now the Ospital ng Tagayaty located at

Bacolod St. Kaybagal South, Tagaytay City, Cavite.

CHAPTER 3
I.3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
I.3.4 Behavioral Analysis:

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I.3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

I.3.6 Research Instrument: Interpritative-Historical

Inaugurated on April 25, 1997 and was opened publicly on May 4, 1997.

The planned city health center and a lying in clinic was converted into a
hospital and is now the Ospital ng Tagayaty located at Bacolod St. Kaybagal

South, Tagaytay City, Cavite.

The hospital was classified as an infirmary before it was classified as Level
1 hospital by the DOH
It was first dedicated to serving the people of tagaytay but local officials
opened it services to nearby municipalities.
In July 2014 it suffered a major damage when typhoon Glenda hit Luzon
and they had to close for 40 days for temporary repairs of their roof and

other damaged areas.

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I.3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
I.3.8 Research Instrument: Qualitative

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I.3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
I.3.8 Research Instrument: Qualitative

CHAPTER 4
I.4 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS
I.4.1 PRESENTATION OF COLLECTED DATA

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I.4 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS
I.4.1 PRESENTATION OF COLLECTED DATA

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I.4 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS

I.4.1 PRESENTATION OF COLLECTED DATA

The hospital has no proper

hazardous waste containment /
storage area.

Some equipments like gas tanks

are set aside on unused counters
due to lack of storage spaces.

Makeshift
Morgue
Proposed
area for
Blood
Station

The location of the proposed

bloodstation area of the hospital

Some consultations areas

share in a single room, they
are divide in cubicles.

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I.4 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS

I.4.3 Presentation of the Collected Data: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
(SWOT)
I.4.3.1 Analysis of strength of the facilities:
Very accessible to roads either by public and private vehicles
The hospital have some positive spaces

The hospital takes advantage of the natural climate

Child friendly ward
The 2nd floor access ramp

I.4.3.2 Analysis of weakness of the facilities:

Weak exterior design of the building fails to give the impression that the building is a

hospital facility other than the signage.

The hospital could have exerted an effort in making the interior design more of a
therapeutic environment for the patients.

The number of toilet facilities are not suitable to the amount of users in the building.
Some of the toilets are already dilapidated and in need of replacement.

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I.4 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS

I.4.3.2 Analysis of weakness of the facilities:

The facilities of the hospital lack appropriations for persons with disabilities such as ramps

and toilet facilities for PWDs

The main ramp to the second floor is the only access for transporting patients. The problem
is it crosses paths with the out patient department and the main lobby that when an
unfortunate death of a patient occurs other patients and visitors will be able to see the
body being taken out.

There are a number of provisions in the fire safety code that the design of the hospital
didnt follow and poses a risk in the lives of the people inside the building

The available space in the building cannot handle anymore expansion or addition of

facilities.

The exterior of the building lack is landscapes which can help in the appearance of the
building. The only positive space in the hospital which is the interior garden is not properly

maintained.

Some areas of the hospital are very dark when natural lighting does not reach those areas.

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I.4 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS

I.4.3.2 Analysis of weakness of the facilities:

The sound minimization or sound proofing in the hospital is not evident in the areas and it

contributes to the unnecessary noise especially when there are many patients especially
children.

There is a need for more storage spaces especially in hospital materials and equipment. In some
pictures the hospital equipments such as oxygen tanks are stored along corridor which can pose
a risk to the visitors.

The hospital doesnt have a proper storage and disposal facility for their hazardous wastes.

I.4.3.3 Analysis of opportunities of the facilities:

Due to the growing population in the city of Tagaytay and the adjacent municipalities there is a
foreseen growth in terms of patients in the future.

The Ospital ng Tagaytay is the only public hospital in Tagaytay city and nearby municipalities
which gives it a potential market for accepting indigent up to middle class citizens.

There is a good potential for introducing new facilities adapting with technology for their
convenience.

The hospital is located in Tagaytay city which very well known for its good climate all year round.

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I.4 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS

I.4.3.4 Analysis of potential threat to the facilities:

The age and maintenance of the building makes it vulnerable to decay and calamities

The current capacity and capability of the hospital may not be adequate in the near future.

Infection and contamination may be prevalent in the hospital without the necessary
facilities to contain them.

Services not found on the current capacity of the hospital may affect its image to the public

as a provider of quality healthcare services.

I.4..4 Needs Analysis

Propose more spaces to add to the current capacity of handling services and patients.

Propose new spaces for the new services of the hospital to make it a Level 2 hospital

Propose a new exterior and interior design of the hospital that can promote therapeutic
environments to the patients.

Propose new materials that can help further in the goals of the hospitals and adapt better in the
surrounding environment.

A better design of the facilities that is friendly to persons with disabilities.

Injects strategies in the appearance of the hospital to promote a therapeutic environment.

Design the hospital to make it more adaptive to the current and future climate of the area.

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I.4 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS

I.4.5 Conclusion and Recommendation

Based on the analysis of the gathered data, we determined the strength and weaknesses
of the hospitals facilities.We identified the potential risks and opportunities of the hospital to decide
on what the hospital needs. The hospital needs to increase its capacity to cater to more patients today
and in the future. It needs more capabilities in handling current cases of illnesses and be prepared for

the future. In its vision of providing committed patient oriented healthcare services the proponents
for the hospital is recommended to subject the Ospital ng Tagaytay for redevelopment.

In designing of the new Ospital ng Tagaytay strategies must be put in place in order to
make the hospital a therapeutic environment for the patients. In redevelopment of the new hospital
the new facilities must reduce or eliminate causes of stress in the patients. The new hospital must

provide positive distractions and enable social support to the patient and its immediate families.

Identification and Analysis

Chapter III.1 Site Evaluation and Analysis
III.1 Criteria for site selection

Existing nearby Buildings:

Tagaytay Sports Complex
Government offices
Residential Houses
GOOD:
The site is adjacent to a minor road M. Delos Reyes ave.
which connentcs to major roads like Mahogany ave. and
Nasugbu Tagaytay Highway.
It is located in the primary urban core of the city inside of
the city government center which makes it recognizabe
to the citizens.
There are many on going housing developments nearby
BAD:
The location is a little bit far from major access roads when
accesed by foot.

Identification and Analysis

Chapter III.1 Site Evaluation and Analysis
III.1 Criteria for site selection
STREET MAP
The site is located at the adjacent to M. Delos Reyes avenue,
which on both ends link to Mahogany ave. and NasugbuTagaytay highway which are major roads.
The north bound side of the street connects to the amadeo
bound road.

SOIL MAP
The site is located on a good area of soil which is buildable.
The contour of the land has a mild to generally flat slope and
is very suitable for building.

LAND USE MAP

The Location of the hospital is with in the municipal
government center on a primary urban core zoning.
The current location of the hospital is near one of the
secondary urban core.

Identification and Analysis

Chapter III.1 Site Evaluation and Analysis
III.1 Criteria for site selection

VEGETATION MAP
The surroundings of the hospital compound is free from vegetation.
The adjacent open land has

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BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS

USER ANALYSIS

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

FUNCTIONAL ZONING

ADJACENCY MATRIX

CIRCULATORY DIAGRAM

ARCHITECTURAL
CONCEPTS

The leaf and stone signifies vitality health and stability for
the patients