• Journal of The Korea Institute of Healthcare Architecture
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.47-55
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• 2015

Purpose: While medical standard is rapidly improved, welfare of users and employees in hospitals is not treated correspondingly. Intercommunication of hospital users is thought to be very important for their welfare, and provision of conversation spaces within hospital environment needs to be expanded by architectural design. Space organization methods for the design of conversation space is to be embellished. Methods: Literature and hospital designs are analysed in order to develop the basis of argumentation for the hospital conversation space. 15 hospitals are reviewed and designed spaces for the intercommunication of the users are examined, Space organization efforts and design experiments are identified, and 6 organizational methods are proposed such as: 1) reducing territoriality 2) flowing space 3) categorizing and separating spaces 4) height variation 5) contact with outside and 6) Sun-lighted space. Results: 6 organization methods are confirmed in precedent hospital cases, and these proposed methods are applied in a new hospital design project to verify their usefulness. Implications: A hospital design project is presented based on these proposed methods of organization for the conversation space. Outcomes of this study can be applied for the formulation of human intercommunication spaces in other facilities.

• Journal of The Korea Institute of Healthcare Architecture
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.41-48
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• 2014

Purpose: At the moment, a lot of Public Hospitals in Korea have adopted 5 or 6 bedrooms as a standard multi-bedroom type. However 5-6 bedrooms have many problems related to inpatient satisfaction and nosocomial diseases. Therefore 4 bedroom is under considering for standard multi-bed room in Public Hospitals in Korea. This paper tries to prove that adoption of 4 bedroom in Public Hospitals has nothing to do with economic loss which is now an obstacle in adopting 4 bedrooms. Methods: 3 Methods have been used in this paper. 1) Comparative analysis between medical insurance fee and service cost for hospitalization has been conducted through literature survey. 2) Scenario analysis has been used for the estimation of inpatient number when 4 bedrooms are adopted in Public Hospitals. 3) Relation analysis between profit and proportion of 4 bedroom in Public Hospitals. Results: Adoption of 4 bedroom as a standard multi-bedroom in Public Hospitals has been proved to have nothing to do with the economic loss of hospitals. Implications: It is necessary to introduce and expand 4 bedrooms instead of 5-6 bedrooms in hospitals for the upgrade of hospital environment and easy control of cross infection in inpatient bedrooms.

• Journal of The Korea Institute of Healthcare Architecture
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.7-15
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• 2014

Purpose: This study is to propose direction for healing environment design in hospital architecture considering the characteristics of elderly patients. The primary goal of a public hospital is providing cheap health care and quality service chance to the underprivileged and elderly in the dead zone. Compared to the rapid increase of the aged population and chronic diseases, Ministry of Health & Welfare is currently planning model of health promotion hospital in development plans of local based public hospital. Due to the increased elderly medical expenses, elderly patients' high utilization is considered. Methods: The literature on the design factors of healing environments were investigated. based on this, analyzed drawings of surveyed hospitals ward in architectural characteristics and observe and evaluate directly healing environment design through field surveys. Results: The design of hospital environment affects patient's therapeutic effect. There is no any official formula for hospital design but environment that architect create could be a big part of the healing process. To increase the quality of the environment, apply the characteristic factors and harmonize well as a human-centered healing environment. Implications: Healing environment design for the elderly is first necessary condition due to high proportion of elderly patients.

• Journal of The Korea Institute of Healthcare Architecture
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.7-15
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• 2018

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to suggest the improvement of the architectural planning of public hospitals by analyzing the contents of the architectural planning and the trend of the recent ward planning. Methods: The study method was the drawing analysis of the wards in the public hospitals where facilities were improved including the ward-related literature survey. The scope of the study was the general wards. Results: As a result of the study, the area composition of the ward area, the number of beds per nursing unit, the floorplan types, and the unit space planning which is included the room composition, the room size, the bed clearance areas, and the improvements of the nursing space were suggested. Implications: The result of this research would be useful as a reference to design nurse area in the wards.

• Journal of The Korea Institute of Healthcare Architecture
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.27-36
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• 2015

Purpose : Ministry of Health & Welfare started to 'Comprehensive care ward' project for patient hospitalization in order to help the economic and medical By providing comprehensive care services through professional nursing staff since 2013. Many physical environments changes are expected by providing comprehensive care services. The purpose of this study is to investigate the comprehensive care services and identify the problems of the corresponding physical environment usage. Methods : Data were collected through research, field surveys, and expert interviews to analyze and investigate the physical environment of the 'Comprehensive care ward'. Results : Physical environments changes in accordance with the comprehensive care services provided in 'Comprehensive care ward' are being only partially achieved. It have to considered not only ward environmental improvement for nursing services provided directly to the patient, but Including nurses warehousing space, work space. Implications : Comprehensive care ward project is scheduled to be operational even some wards throughout the hospital since 2018. This study is basic research for architectural planning of the future ward with comprehensive care services in public hospital.

• Journal of The Korea Institute of Healthcare Architecture
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.41-52
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• 2013

Purpose: This paper tries to set up the design guidelines for the 4 bedroom in Public Hospital wards as the standard multi-bed room in order to upgrade the bedroom environment, increase inpatients' and nurses' satisfaction level, and decrease cross infection possibility. Methods: Literature survey containing legal standards related to hospital bedrooms in Korea, Japan and Germany have been conducted. Questionnaires have been distributed to inpatients and nurses in 39 Public Hospital, and face to face talk with ward nurses in 9 Public Hospitals have been conducted. Thereafter 10 architectural drawings, 28 questionnaires from nurses and 544 questionnaires from inpatients have been analysed. Results: This article suggests some design guidelines and example drawings of standard 4 bedroom unit in Public Hospital. Implications: The result of this research would be useful as a reference when the architect tries to design a Four-bed room unit in Hospitals.

• Journal of The Korea Institute of Healthcare Architecture
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.15-26
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• 2014

Purpose: This study aims to suggest the architectural planning guidelines for the nurse area and patients' convenient facilities design of the wards in central public hospitals of the communities. Methods: In order to suggest architectural planning guidelines, expert's interview, field survey and analysis of the floor plan have been conducted in this paper. Results: This paper presents room configurations and space program, which determines the areas and structures of the spaces in the wards. Also it suggests the examples of floor plans which contains how to design nurse area and convenient facilities of the patient in the wards. Implications: The result of this research would be useful as a reference when the architect tries to design nurse area and convenient facilities of the patient of the wards.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2014.04a
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• pp.708-711
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• 2014

국민소득 증가와 고령화 사회에 진입하면서 다양한 의료소비가 의료서비스산업에 영향을 미치고 있으며, 이러한 사회 구조 및 환경변화에 따라 새로운 질병에 대한 대응 또한 절실히 요구되고 있다. 질병 예측을 위한 연구는 기후변화와 질병, 건강행태와 질병, 사회적 위치와 질병 등 질병에 영향을 주는 많은 요인들이 있다. 그러나 이러한 요인들을 통합, 분석 활용하는 데는 해결해야 할 문제들이 많이 있다. '정부3.0 공공데이터 개방 정책' 을 통해 질병에 관련된 자료가 공개 되면서 본 연구에서는 2010년부터 2012년까지의 질병에 영향을 주는 공공데이터를 연도별로 통합하여 지리정보시스템(GIS)기반 데이터베이스를 구축하고 활용 할 수 있게 하였다. 향후 기후변화에 민감한 질병을 찾기 위해 해당기관의 자료를 활용하여 월별로 데이터베이스를 구축하고, 이를 기반으로 의료서비스의 활성화 및 효율성에 기여 할 수 있다.

• Korea Journal of Hospital Management
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.38-47
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• 2019

Purposes: Rapid aging and increase of high chronic diseases of the elderly are increasing the needs for expanding elderly care beyond the concept of treatment in medical institutions. This study is to discuss the core values, functions, and roles of municipal hospitals and suggest a suitable community care model. Methodology: The survey was collected twice derived from the domestic expert groups. This study analyzed experts' responses using Delphi method and Analytic Hierarchy Process, using Microsoft Excel 2016. Findings: Among the core values of the municipal hospitals, it was shown that community linkage had the highest priority. The publicity had the highest priority among the functions and roles of the municipal hospitals. In the community care models presented in this study, the model focused on 'Community Care Integration Center' showed highest relevance, suitability and applicability. Practical Implications: This study suggested three different community care models and derived the most suitable model for community care, which is focused on the municipal hospitals. It suggested effective application of the community care model to promote community care in each community.

• 가정의 벗
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• v.37 no.2 s.426
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• pp.4-6
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• 2004

보건복지부는 저출산$\cdot$고령화사회에 효과적으로 대처하고 공공보건 의료 확충 및 통상협력 등에 적극 대응하기 위해 정책기능을 대폭 확충하는 내용의 직제 개편을 단행하였다. 변화하는 미래사회를 대비한 적극적인 사업 추진이 기대되는 2004년도 주요 업무 계획을 살펴보기로 한다.