Hospitals Don’t Fail Because of Lack of Space. They Fail Because of Poor Planning.

When a hospital is struggling, the first instinct is usually to expand. More beds. Bigger OPD. Another floor.
In most cases, the space isn’t the actual problem.

I’ve done enough facility audits to know that underperformance almost always traces back to the planning phase — specifically to questions that weren’t asked before design began. Where departments were placed. How patient flow was sequenced. What the space looks like at peak hours.

These decisions get made once. And once the building is up, you live with them.

In my latest article I write about why this early phase matters so much, what gets skipped, and what it takes to get it right.

📖 Read here: https://lnkd.in/eiDCabXy

– Kshititi Nagarkar, Lead Architect, Shree Designs