Medical education facilities / prepared by Public Health Service, in cooperation with the Ad Hoc Committee on the Design of University Teaching Hospitals of the Association of American Medical Colleges, the American Medical Association, the American Hospital Association, and the Public Health Service.

  • United States. Public Health Service. Division of Hospital and Medical Facilities.
Date:
[1964]
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Credit: Medical education facilities / prepared by Public Health Service, in cooperation with the Ad Hoc Committee on the Design of University Teaching Hospitals of the Association of American Medical Colleges, the American Medical Association, the American Hospital Association, and the Public Health Service. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    cost, but movable equipment and expendable items and supplies are not included. The cost of mov- able equipment for medical schools is estimated to be approximately 15 percent of the construc- tion cost. The estimated average cost of movable (groups II and III) equipment for a university teaching hospital is approximately $4,500 per bed not including research equipment or consumable supplies. Both hospital practice and research activities are characterized by an increasing diversity and complexity of instrumentation which is a major factor in increasing equipment costs. Using the $33 average, it is possible to arrive at an order-of-magnitude cost estimate for the hy- pothetical schools and staffing levels (table 51). and 96, students School A | School B Type of facility (entering | (entering class of 64 | class of 96 students) | students) Square feet Summary of space estimates: Total gross area (rounded) !_ 908, 000 | 1, 169, 000 Total net square feet (65 percent)__..---. 590, 000 760, 000 Gross—net difference square feet (35 per- ocnt) Ai cea: oe 318, 000 409, 000 Basic science facilities: Total gross area (rounded) !_ 152, 000 183, 000 Total net area (rounded) --~- 99, 000 119, 000 Clinical science facilities: Total gross area (rounded) !_ 69, 000 80, 000 Total net area (rounded) --- 45, 000 52, 000 University teaching hospital: Total gross area (rounded) !_ 602, 000 809, 000 Total net area (rounded) -___ 391, 000 526, 000 General administration and sup- porting facilities: Total gross area (rounded) !_ 85, 000 97, 000 Total net area (rounded, --_- 55, 000 63, 000 General administration_ 3, 900 4, 700 School A | School B Type of facility (entering | (entering class of 64| class of 96 students) | students) Square feet General administration and sup- porting facilities—Continued Medical school library__ 29, 560 29, 560 Animal quarters....--- 11, 980 14, 860 Auditorium *)/5. i L21| Soc Lecture, rooms.§!0.. J22]<f.2eeec teqle eee Study cubicles 4, ....-2|-. se eo eee ee Student activities__.___ 1, 850 2, 400 Medical illustration__ -- 2, 020 3, 170 Technical shops 2.2. s)eaUses ob Sie ee Service facilities__..-_- 6, 000 8, 350 Departmental central storage’ 2 i 2 S2oS ioe. eee ee Dollars Summary of cost at $33 a square foot: 1963: 5 Basic science facility 6._--..---- 5, 016, 000 | 6, 039, 000 Clinical science facility_..------ 2,277, 000 | 2, 640, 000 General administration and sup- porting facilities._.....-...-- 2, 805, 000 | 3, 201, 000 Hospitalstucis 241 -s.ciieeae 19, 866, 000 |26, 697, 000 1To compute the gross area, it is estimated that 65 percent of the total gross area is available as usable space, while the remaining 35 percent will provide space for exterior walls, partitions, corridors, stairs, elevators, and duct ways and chases for mechanical and electrical requirements. 2 Areas for the auditorium are in the teaching hospital. ? Areas for lecture rooms and departmental central storage are prorated between basic science and clinical science facilities and are shown on the summary tables for those facilities. years and technical shops are in the basic science facilities; areas for study cubicles for 3- and 4-year students are in the teaching hospital. 174 5 This cost covers construction only including fixed equipment and does not include costs for the site, site improvements, movable equipment, or fees. It is an average figure based on national construction costs and will vary considerably according to regional location, program differences, and type of construction. Re- cent medical school construction costs in different parts of the country have ranged 'from $30 to $45 a square foot. Therefore, costs should be carefully checked against local experience for comparable construction before ap- plication to a specific project.