Anteproyecto de ampliación de la unidad de consulta externa del Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso

Abstract

Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital in Cuenca is currently the hospital unit with the greatest technical complexity and resolution capacity of the Service Network of the Ministry of Public Health of southern Ecuador. It receives referrals from health units in zone 6 and 7 and derivations from the public and private network. The Outpatient Consultation unit is one of the areas most affected in recent years by the high demand and overload of users, so it requires an urgent expansion of its physical space. A study of the conceptual framework was carried out where the concepts of hospital architecture are theorized and the current national and international regulation is reviewed for the projection of this type of building. The analysis of case studies was carried out as a fundamental part of an evidence-based design. Subsequently, the current state of the Outpatient Consultation unit was evaluated to determine its requirements and needs. From this diagnosis, a preliminary project proposal was generated where theorized aspects converge: functional, technical and human that respond to the needs of the user, without leaving aside the formal aspect. It is based on the current standards of the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Public Health of Ecuador, which emphasize on architectural quality and patient safety. The preliminary project, in addition to complying with an architectural program, it aims to contribute from architecture, human well-being and contribute as one more element of the therapeutic process.