by Paula Jervis Fitzgerald




A clinician's success in their duty to consult and treat patients relies on the availability of medical furniture. If this need cannot be met, bad prognoses and mortality of patients are bound to become common place. The only way to prevent this is by proper handling of wealth by all the hierarchies of a health institution.

The reception and waiting rooms must of a necessity be tailored in such a way as to grant the public enough space. Benches and recovery couches should be well spaced to avert risks of easily spread illnesses. Comfort of both the patients as well as the physicians themselves also needs careful and detailed consideration.

After the waiting room, the patients go to consulting rooms where they interact with the doctor. This office must be equipped with curtains, a physician's cabinet, a desk and an examination table. From here, the patient may be directed to a theatre, laboratory or an imaging room for further diagnostics or treatment.



For surgeries to be performed successfully, a well equipped theater is a prerequisite. Operating-rooms require scrub sinks and an operating table. Instrument stands, lamp stands and other movables are also needed for standard surgical protocol like biopsy sampling.

The best way to reach a good diagnosis is by having well equipped laboratories. Lab benches and their appropriate fixtures and a variety of dustbins for human as well as other wastes are necessary. The safety of technicians is only guaranteed when these and other important needs are fulfilled.

A pharmacy only complements the laboratory when it is optimally performing its duty: to dispense and store drugs. Equipment like cabinets are essential in maintaining drugs at suitable environmental conditions. The need for safety must be given due regard as drugs are frequently stolen

In conclusion, health care provision is the prime duty of health centers. For them to meet this obligation, proper handling of the patient, specimens, drugs and records is necessary. These needs can be partly met by equipping hospitals with the appropriate infrastructure for example furniture.




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