- Year
- 2014
- Status
- Built
Rural healthcare in China currently faces a multitude of challenges. Rural institutions are generally unfavorable compared to those in urban locales. Government subsidies and the raise in doctor and hospital incomes also leads to overcharging and needless treatments and exams. Commissioned by a Hong Kong charity, the Institute for Integrated Rural Development designed a rural hospital prototype while helping foster a new attitude toward rural healthcare. Working closely with the charity and government in Angdong Village of Hunan Province, our task was to develop a model rural healthcare building capable of supporting the many progressive reforms of rural hospital management and caregiving, which xincludes providing basic necessities absent in current establishments, some as simple as waiting rooms.
Rural healthcare in China currently faces a multitude of challenges. Rural institutions are generally unfavorable compared to those in urban locales. Government subsidies and the raise in doctor and hospital incomes also leads to overcharging and needless treatments and exams. Commissioned by a Hong Kong charity, the Institute for Integrated Rural Development designed a rural hospital prototype while helping foster a new attitude toward rural healthcare. Working closely with the charity and government in Angdong Village of Hunan Province, our task was to develop a model rural healthcare building capable of supporting the many progressive reforms of rural hospital management and caregiving, which xincludes providing basic necessities absent in current establishments, some as simple as waiting rooms.