PROPUESTA DE DISEÑO ARQUITECTÓNICO DE UN CENTRO DE SALUD TIPO B EN LA COMUNA OLÓN

Abstract

Access to health is an indispensable right for all people. In Ecuador, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for establishments in adequate conditions to provide this service has become even more noticeable, since during the most difficult months of the pandemic a shortage of resources, trained personnel, inputs, and above all, infrastructure. In the following degree work, an architectural design proposal for a type B health center located in Olón is presented. Nowadays, this town offers its medical attention services to the surrounding sectors, adding around 10,000 who attend to the current medical center, which is in poor conditions. Within the proposal, it is contemplated having a center that is an inclusive space, which can meet the needs of users of all ages and meet the basic needs program of a health center of its type. In the same way, it is expected that the proposal will alleviate the existing demand in the Basic Hospital of Manglaralto, in order to provide greater possibilities of accessing health services to more inhabitants of the sector. The methodology implemented to determine the needs of the users was through surveys of the inhabitants of Olón and the neighboring communes, and interviews with certain key people in the community. From this, it was obtained that within the program, potential users require external consultation services such as gynecology, psychology, geriatrics, dentistry, and pediatrics. At the same time, it requires a general medicine area, X-ray and laboratory services, and a 24- hour emergency