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Cost Base: Description of Hospitals Studied
criticized by the maintenance personnel because of the difficulty of access
to pipes and mechanical equipment above the ceiling. Generally, splines
simply are not replaced where non- recurring maintenance has occurred.
Also criticized was the use of lay-in ceilings on psychiatric wards and in
bedroom closets.
532.2.3
There was no apparent integration of ceiling and lighting components in
any of the hospitals except the normal placing of fixtures within the pattern
of a ceiling grid. Ceiling fixtures are in practically all cases surface-
mounted.
532.3
Partitions
532.3.1
General
There is very little on variety in the types of partitions. Typically, metal
studs with lath and plaster separate rooms, corridors and lobbies, and
masonry usually encloses shafts, duct space and stairwells. Finishes are
similar, varying from regular weight wall vinyl in corridors of one hospital to
heavy wall vinyl in corridors of another.
The Watsonville hospital, an exception, has painted gypsum board in
many locations where vinyl-finished plaster is used in the other hospitals.
No movable or demountable partitions are used on the ward floors in any
of the six-hospitals studied, with the exception of a small amount at
Martinez.
532.3.2
Miami, Florida, VA Hospital
The partitions at Miami are typically masonry and metal stud with lath and
plaster, finished either in standard or heavy vinyl wall fabric. The
bathrooms are finished in ceramic tile and a small amount of cement
enamel surfacing occurs in housekeeping aide closets.
Large quantities of masonry partitions and ceramic tile were used at
Miami. Masonry was used many times in places where metal studs
usually occurred in other hospitals, like plumbing chases and small vertical
shafts. Large quantities of ceramic tile are used in the kitchens, toilets,
laundry areas, and baths. Door costs are lower than most because this
hospital's nursing floors have mostly five-bed rooms, which need less
doors per floor.
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