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Title | Maintenance Management: A Case Study of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Building in Al-Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip |
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The existing health buildings in the Gaza Strip hospitals lack of adequate maintenance. This is due to several reasons, such as lack of funding, lack of qualified well trained staff, and lack of staff motivation. Most public hospital buildings are in poor conditions. The aim of this paper is to present a case study regarding the maintenance of the obstetrics and gynecology building in Al-Shifa hospital in the Gaza Strip. It was observed that the old age building, high occupancy of patients, and lack of periodic maintenance resulted in many problems in the building, such as water leakages through cracks, corrosion of pipes, wet areas in walls and ceilings, and medical gases installation. Corrective maintenance action was used in this case such as removing the existing network pipes and install new one, painting pipes, construct internal walls and ceilings. Several advantages were resulted from the maintenance of this … |
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Type | Journal Article |
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2015 |
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