Abstract
In planning hospitals, one of the important procedures is to assess the total floor area and to decide the proportion of space of various departments composing a hospital. For reference to architects, we have tried to analyze the use of space in recent hospitals which were built in the 1980's. Twenty-five examples were chosen for this study. The total floor area per bed was found to vary from 50 m^2 to 80 m^2 in general hospitals. The relative amount of space occupied by each department of general hospital was as follows ; (1) Ward : 30〜40 % (2) Outpatient department : about 12 % (3) Adjunct diagnostic and treatment facilities : 18〜22 % (4) Supply department : 15〜20 % (5) Administration department : 12〜16 %.
