title: A new methodology for hospital design.
abstract: According to architect, Ana Maria Silva Mejia, 'a new era for the design of hospitals in Guatemala has arrived', with a considerable growth in interest around good healthcare facility design. Here, in a slightly adapted version of an article, 'A new methodology for design', first published in the IFHE (International Federation of Hospital Engineering) Digest 2012, she reports on the application of a new methodology designed to optimise efficient use of space, and clinical and other adjacencies, in a district hospital in the City of Zacapa. The system has subsequently been successfully applied to a number of other Guatemalan healthcare facilities.
authors.forename: Ana Maria Silva
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Mejia
mesh_terms: D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006166:Guatemala; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction / Q000379:methods*; D006786:Hospitals, Urban; D019982:Organizational Case Studies