title: A hospital must study cost, codes, alternatives to decide on reuse or new building.
abstract: To cope with the impact of codes, design, and attitudes in a renovation project, a hospital may have to make compromises and consider many alternatives to its plan.
mesh_terms: D000056:Accident Prevention; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005390:Fires / Q000517:prevention & control; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012449:Safety; D014481:United States