INFORMATION MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY
A complex installation at Buenos Aires hospital
Maria Julia Souto of AFS Arquitectos in Buenos Aires, Argentina, discusses the challenges of integrating sophisticated information management technology in prefabricated modular operating theatres at the city’s Hospital Alemán.
An operating theatre at Buenos Aires’ Hospital Alemán.
Global medical practice is constantly changing, partly due to the greater availability of information supplied by new technologies, which in turn improves the precision of medical care, and enables its delivery in a more personalised way. Information management technologies supporting health data control are a feature within the surgical set-up at Hospital Alemán in Argentina, where a new information system is being established to integrate the local Health Centre’s care areas. Hospital Alemán was established in the 19th century as a free care centre for German expats and their descendants. Another key project feature are new
prefabricated construction technologies used in the development of modular operating theatres, with considerable design flexibility built in. The result has been the construction of multifunctional and surgically sterile spaces, with a pleasant atmosphere, excellent durability, and ease of operation. AFS Arquitectos, with the collaboration of Hospital Alemán’s technical and medical teams, is now at the end of a hard journey – setting into operation the new modular surgical equipment and its integrated information management system at the Juncal Health Care Centre,
Perimeter circulation with surgical sink basin.
located on Pueyrredon Av. and Juncal St., Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Adaptation to new technologies The integration technology allows communication, visualisation, and information management to be connected between all areas, improving both the efficiency of surgical procedures, and enhancing communication and data flow
throughout the patient journey. The prefabricated modular system
complies with infection control protocols, its panels are easy to assemble, and the ceilings are made up of easily accessible suspended removable plates. The system allows for the inclusion of modular panels with touchscreens of different dimensions for medical use, as well as separate control panels for all key operating theatre functions. The equipment is flush-
A plan of the surgical floor. November 2023 Health Estate Journal 33
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