MED - C

Undergraduate Thesis
Venkateshwara Prasath R | 311213251098
 MED C
Medical City

AIM
City within a City, the design endeavours to create a new paradigm for a medical center, one that
is more like a campus, with vibrant public spaces/ buildings, housing and a sense of community.

OBJECTIVE
To provide a 1000 bedded hospital in a township which has common housing, recreational
spaces and other community/social spaces.
The resident, patient and visitor experience is carefully to be controlled to minimize
exposure to the components of the healthcare facility.
To create a sense of calm for patients while instilling confidence that they are within the
confines of a world-class health care infrastructure.

METHODOLOGY
Literature Study
Case Study
The analysis of data from focus groups, individual in-depth semi-structured interviews, a
questionnaire and an analysis of organisational information.
Participants will talk about their lived experience in hospitals.
Public experience about living near hospitals will be collected.

SCOPE AND PARAMETERS

Healthcare Planning
Township Planning

JUSTIFICATION
Medical tourism is a growing sector in India. In October 2015, India's medical tourism sector
was estimated to be worth US$3 billion. It is projected to grow to $78 billion by 2020.
According to the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), the primary reason that attracts
medical value travel to India is cost-effectiveness, and treatment from accredited facilities at
par with developed countries at much lower cost. The Medical Tourism Market Report:
2015 found that India was "one of the lowest cost and highest quality of all medical tourism
destinations, it offers wide variety of procedures at about one-tenth the cost of similar
procedures in the United States.
In 2015, Indian healthcare sector became the fifth largest employer, both in terms of direct
as well as indirect employment, with total direct employment of 4,713,061 people.
Indian healthcare sector, one of the fastest growing industries, is expected to advance at a
CAGR of 22.87 per cent during 201520 to reach USD280 billion by 2020. There is immense

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 scope for enhancing healthcare services penetration in India, thus presenting ample
opportunity for development of the healthcare industry
Rising income levels, ageing population, growing health awareness and changing attitude
towards preventive healthcare is expected to boost healthcare services demand in future
Additional 3 million beds needed for India to achieve the target of 3 beds per 1,000 people
by 2025

EXPECTED RESULTS
May be a detailed healthcare planning with site level planning of township. However the final output
will be based on the findings and key themes that emerged. Recommendations and a conclusion will
be offered that are in line with the aims of the project.

CASE STUDIES
Aster Medcity in Kochi
Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon
Prince Aly Khan Hospital in Mumbai
Woodlands Health and Wellness village in Woodland Hills, CA*
ThU DUC General Hospital in Vietnam*

REFERENCES
General Hospitals and Health Centres by Philipp Meuser
Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS)
Medical Equipment and Hospital Planning - Bureau of Indian Standards
Housing and Urban Development Department Regulations
India Brand Equity Foundation
Neufert architect's data
Other Local Standards

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 BUILDING A FUNCTIONAL PRISON

Venkateshwara Prasath R | Undergraduate Thesis | 311213251098