In Partial Fulfillment of Requirements Research Method Of Architecture

Thesis Proposal

To be presented to
Ar./EnP. Gerelson Ray R. Bernardino UAP, PIEP ,MSCM
Thesis Adviser

Submitted by
Capina ,Ashley M.
ARCH-4A
 University of Batangas – Lipa Campus
RESEARCH METHOD OF ARCHITECTURE

Bicolandia Designing Resilience Health Care Facilities: A Specialized Pneumology And

Tertiary Hospital Integrating Salutogenic Approach

Introduction

All of our citizens are entitled to the fundamental right to good health under our
constitution. While healthcare is dependent on the ability of each citizen to pay. Inequity
in health is a very real problem in our society. In our nation, the standard of healthcare
for the wealthy differs greatly from that for the poor, and this gap is widening. Every nation,
developed or developing, places a high priority on public health. The improvement of
health conditions in developing countries is also given top importance by the international
community, both public and private.

The economic and social well-being of society is greatly influenced by hospitals.They are
equipped to restore a person's productivity thanks to their mending and restorative
processes in the community. The hospital's ability to successfully carry out its healing
goal is crucial. The characteristics of the physical environment in which a patient receives
care have an impact on patient outcomes, patient satisfaction, patient safety, staff
efficiency, and organizational outcomes. Hospitals are designed to support and aid
patient safety, advanced medicine and technology, and quality patient care, as well as to
envelop the patient, family, and caregivers in a psycho-socially supportive therapeutic
environment. Both positive and negative consequences are possible. Environments are
never neutral.

Background of the Study

The healthcare system in Bicol needs improvement, and building a new hospital in
Legaspi is a step towards achieving that goal. This new hospital will benefit not only the
people of Albay but also the neighboring provinces in Bicol.( QUISMORIO 2023)

LEGAZPI CITY -- Tuberculosis (TB) remains to be a health problem that needs to be

addressed in Bicol, as close to 11,000 people were reported to be afflicted with this lung
disease last year, the Department of Health (DOH) in the region said DOH data indicated
that 10,614 TB cases were recorded in 2018 and of this figure, 278 died, according to Dr.
Ernie Vera, DOH regional director .He said the agency is still collating the data reported
from various provincial health units in Bicol for the first semester of this year Out of 10,514
cases of tuberculosis recorded in Bicol, Camarines Sur has the highest with 3,685;
followed by Albay, 2,756 cases; Masbate, 1,537; Sorsogon, 1,278; Camarines Norte, 959,
and Catanduanes 399.

According to the 2018 World Health Organization (WHO) report, TB is one of the leading
causes of death worldwide and it is the leading cause of death from a single infectious
agent.Vera, however, said: “As of June 2019, the treatment success rate for TB in the
whole region is 93 percent, and we are hoping and aiming to have a drastic drop in cases
of TB and fully prevent death caused by the disease, TB is a curable disease and through
combined efforts, we believe that we will be able to accelerate, and sustain TB response,”
he added.

In Bicol, among the leading killer diseases are heart ailments, pneumonia, hypertension,
tumors, tuberculosis, trauma/injuries, kidney disease, cerebrovascular, diabetes and
septicemia.The WHO report said a total of 1 million Filipinos or 1% of the national
population have active TB and many of them do not even know that they are carriers of
the disease. Around 70 Filipinos die daily or 27,000 Filipinos annually from TB, which is
supposed to be a highly-curable disease.

With around 113.2 thousand cases in the Bicol area of the Philippines in 2020, acute
respiratory infection was the most common ailment there. Hypertension and fever of
undetermined origin were the other main causes of morbidity in the area.

Although it is widely believed that medical care significantly reduces mortality, the impacts
of medical services on health are frequently underappreciated since some of the same
characteristics that drive demand for primary health care (PHC) services are also linked
to higher rates of morbidity and death. Determining the factors that influence the demand
for medical services is crucial for assessing health outcomes.

The strategies chosen to provide health services to rural areas in low-income countries
are motivated in part by the following widely held beliefs about the health conditions and
patterns of demand for medical services in such countries: Many Third World health
problems are thought to be susceptible to elementary types of care and simple drugs that
can be supplied by paraprofessionals; Conventional modern medical resources are
thought to be located primarily in urban areas; Many Third World health problems are
thought to be susceptible to basic types of care and simple the notion that straightforward
solutions, typically preventive in nature, can be used to address many issues in rural
health
Significance of the Study

This study's goal is to help the community in particular way, by offering innovative and
technical support. Identifying the Specialized Pneumology hospital's current condition can
assist in determining the additional facilities that are required. Also it increasing the
hospital's capacity for service and raising the standard of its medical services. The
findings of this study could be helpful in formulating suggestions for the hospital's as a
key healthcare facility in Bicol.

Scope and Delimitation

The study's focus will be on designing hospitals and incorporating therapeutic

environments into facility planning and design. It will also look at new architectural
designs, space planning, and the behavioral circulation of hospital visitors.

Statement of the Problem

Increasing access to suitable and adequate health facilities for the underprivileged and
marginalized parts of society is a significant concern for the Philippine health system.
However, with the institutionalization of the Department of Health Facility Enhancement
Program (DOH-FEP), everyone will have access to high-quality, low-cost healthcare.
Since health facilities have been so blatantly neglected and poorly managed in Bicol .

Lack of resources, health facilities and full ignorance of standards are the most frequent
problems.

The study opted to answer the following minor and major problems that are
chronologically stated as follows:

1. What factors must be considered for the implementation of the project, and
the various zones?
2. Providing them with access to medical care services, whenever and wherever
they need it, even in times of disasters.

Research methodology

The range of architectural options and technologies used in today's resiliency constructions is
outstanding. Due to the difficulty of the task, conducting an in-depth analysis of the
technological innovations utilized in these structures calls for a special technique. Thus, the
following components of a research methodology were created:

• Gathering information on the most recent technologies utilized in resilient structures

today and compiling images and documentation;
• • An analysis of the collected data based on the literature, addressing the problem of
advanced technology used in finished constructions generally.
• • Using technology that was significantly more advanced than that employed in earlier
projects, conducting architectural studies of selected Tertiarty Hospital buildings in line
with the building code.

Site

Location

• Albay is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Southeastern

Luzon Island. The name Bicol first came to be known as the name of the biggest
and longest river in the region. The river comes from the outflow of lakes and
springs from the provinces of Albay, Camarines Sur and Camarines Norte and
form a large stream that exits in the San Miguel Bay, off the shores of Camarines
Sur. This paper estimates the parameters of a simple model of the demand for
health services using data from the Bicol Multipurpose Survey data from the
Philippines
• Central Luzon, officially designated as Region III, is an administrative region in the
Philippines occupying the central section of Luzon. It covers 7 provinces, namely,
Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, and Zambales, as well
as 2 highly urbanized cities. The regional center is the City of San
Fernando.Among the regions, Central Luzon posted the highest number of acute
respiratory infection cases with 134,113.
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