Maternal and Child Services of the Huambo General Hospital

Business Area

Architecture and Engineering, Management and Supervision

Project Type

Urban Planning and Buildings

Location

Huambo

Project Description

The renovation of the building housing the Maternal and Child Health Services at the Huambo General Hospital has led to a significant improvement in the medical services provided, as well as in the overall health conditions in the province. The main building has a total construction area of 6,200 m², spread over 3 floors.

The renovated building currently has 1 operating room, 1 recovery room, 1 resuscitation room, 1 cesarean section room, 3 delivery rooms, 2 newborn care rooms, 1 intermediate-care room for 16 incubators, 1 intensive-care room for 8 incubators, and 1 neonatal intensive-care room with capacity for 8 incubators. intermediate care unit for newborns with capacity for 16 incubators, 1 intensive care unit for newborns with capacity for 8 incubators, 1 intensive care isolation unit for newborns with capacity for 3 incubators, 1 nursery, 1 pre-delivery room with capacity for 7 beds, 1 post-delivery room with capacity for 6 beds, 4 observation rooms with capacity for 14 beds, 1 inhalation therapy room, pre-delivery room with capacity for 7 beds, 1 post-delivery room with capacity for 6 beds, 4 observation rooms with capacity for 14 beds, 1 group inhalation room, 4 treatment rooms, 1 ultrasound room, 1 sterilization unit, 1 laboratory room, 1 X-ray room, 1 dentistry room, 1 triage room, and 13 ultrasound room, 1 sterilization unit, 1 laboratory, 1 X-ray room, 1 dental room, 1 triage room, 13 physician’s offices, 56 patient rooms with a capacity for 194 beds, 1 intermediate care unit with a capacity for 9 beds, 7 staff break rooms, 2 classrooms, 3 dining halls, 6 clean/dirty rooms, and 8 nurse’s stations; .

Outside the building, covering an area of 5,500 m², the following were completed: roadways and two parking lots with a capacity for 48 vehicles, including landscaping.