title: An engineer's approach to data collection and planning.
abstract: The hospital planner should imitate the engineer in his approach to gathering data on which planning programs must be based. The information must come from all groups involved in the hospital's operation, and each piece of data must then be evaluated for its individual contribution to the overall project.
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel; D004282:Documentation; D006804:Ergonomics; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction; D006752:Hospital Planning