In the light of emergency; a proposal for post-covid primary care center in Vadstena
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Examensarbete för masterexamen
Master's Thesis
Master's Thesis
Program
Architecture and urban design (MPARC), MSc
Publicerad
2024
Författare
Oliaei, Mohsen
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Sammanfattning
The ongoing pandemic has had a profound impact on the healthcare industry, leading to the rapid
transformation of healthcare systems worldwide. In 2021, the European Observatory on Health
Systems and Policies noted that the resilience of healthcare systems was put to the test during the
pandemic. One key area that underwent significant changes was the design of healthcare buildings.
In response to the pandemic, many healthcare centers implemented temporary architectural changes
to accommodate increased patient capacity while also preventing the spread of disease among
patients and staff. In countries such as Sweden, where there is a shortage of medical personnel, the
importance of designing safe spaces for treatment is particularly important as the spread of disease
among staff can negatively impact the functioning of healthcare centers.[2]
This thesis aims to investigate the challenges and issues associated with designing primary
care centers in the post-pandemic era, with a focus on air transmittable diseases and specifically
within the context of the Swedish healthcare system. The research will focus on the role of
architecture in preventing the spread of air transmittable disease based on the lessons learnt from
the COVID-19 pandemic and will explore the use of new technologies, such as virtual healthcare,
in primary care center design.
The thesis will employ a prototyping methodology, which will involve the examination of
reference projects, literature, and scientific studies as well as the interviews. The ultimate goal
of this research is to identify alternative design strategies for primary care centers in Sweden
that can help to create safe environments for patients and staff and increase the resilience of the
primary care centers during future outbreaks or seasonal transmissible diseases.
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Ämne/nyckelord
pandemic, healthcare industry, primary care centers, air transmittable diseases, post-pandemic era, Swedish healthcare system, architecture, COVID-19 pandemic, new technologies, design strategies