Testing Procedures (revised)

How the Final Solution Should Function
The final solution should function in a very specific way, and under certain parameters. The EMC must be easily accessible by cars and ambulances in emergency situations. The EMC should be sectioned off into employee and patient sections. The EMC should be able to accommodate a range of medical needs, from a simple illness, to an emergency situation. The EMC should have proper storage for the large amount of patient files, proper reception area, at least 6 patient rooms with ample space, patient, employee, and waiting rest rooms, doctors offices, conference rooms, correctly sized trauma centers, and radiology unit.

When a patient seeking non-emergency medical attention comes into the clinic, they will first go to the reception desk which will allow for them to be processed and have their insurance registered with the clinic, they will then wait in the waiting room, until the nurse can call them into one of the six examination rooms to be treated.

In an actual emergency such as a broken ankle a patient would first be put in a wheelchair and taken to the x-ray room. The x-rays would then be read by the radiologist and he would make a diagnosis. If needed, a cast would then be put on. In the event of a trauma emergency, such as a patient being brought in from a car accident, the ambulance will pull into the ambulance designated zone in the parking lot, which has the closest acess to the trauma center entrance. The patient will be brought to the trauma center through the trauma center entrance, where medical attention can be administered.

How the Testing Procedures Will Work
Testing Conference
A critiquing conference will be held after the completion of the project to evaluate the designs function and plausibility. The conference must be set up at least 2 months in advance, to ensure that the proper evaluators are present, and that everyone will be able to attend. Proper personnel to attend this meeting would be emergency medical technicians, doctors, architects, and Asbury Park town officials. This will ensure that all aspects of the project will be critiqued and evaluated. The emergency medical technicians will be able to evaluate the trauma unit, the doctors will be able to evaluate the examination rooms, offices, and radiology, the architects will be able to evaluate the structural aspect of the building as well as exterior/interior design and the floor plan. The architect will also be able to professionally evaluate the drawings done.
A presentation will be given by the project members to inform the evaluators of the project, rationale for the design, specifics of the design, processes of development involving design, and the final solution specifications. After the presentation is given, the evaluators will be able to critique the project as a whole. This would allow for honest feed back and responses to our project from a professional stand point. After the critiquing session is over, the evaluators will have a survey to fill out, giving specific feed back on certain areas of the project. Each survey will be different, pertaining to the evaluators specific area of expertise.

Numbered Steps
1. Schedule a date for the conference
2. Schedule a location for the conference
3. Speak with possible evaluators/mentors for commitments
4. Prepare presentation/posters
5. Prepare model for evaluation
6. Present the basic design of the project, including rationale and thought processes.
7. Go over individual sections of the design, including floor plans, wall sections, window and door schedules, exterior wall elevation, and interior drawings.
8. Discuss site layout
9. Discuss roof choice, and wall support systems.
10. Have the feed back session
11. Give survey out to evaluators.

Survey
Mentor Survey

1. How professional and accurate are the architectural drawings?
2. Are there any major errors in the architectural drawings?
3. Are the architectural drawings sufficient in displaying the design and layout of the building?
   
4. What design/structural problems are there if any?
5. In regards to design and layout, what would you have done differently?
6. Are the room dimensions accurate and appropriate?
   

Medical Evaluator Survey

1. Does the layout of the building coincide to that of other medical facilities?
2. Would the layout of the building provide sufficient space for an emergency situation?
3. Would you be able to operate and conduct the medical procedures necessary in such a facility?
   
4. What changes would you make to the overall design and layout of the buildings?
   

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