SMART SYSTEMS IN HOSPITALS

Abstract

At the present time, architecture has not been immune to the technological development that has taken place in the world. Modern technologies have begun to modernize architecture, making them think, analyze, decide and implement. It is known that the internal environment of hospitals is considered as a catalyst for healing, which has become one of the topics that reflect the thought of the world and show the extent of intellectual development in the field of hospital design, which developed from the concept of designing an internal environment in which the principles and design criteria are considered to be more than a comprehensive and integrated concept linking architectural and interior design with Both as the most important component of the patient's healing environment. So mankind thought that technology could serve society and future generations in energy conservation and link them with the design and implementation of public buildings and private hospitals. Smart buildings were created and intelligent control systems were installed, capable of making, deciding and controlling all the functions of the building (conditioning, lighting, firefighting, and entering patient data and many more). One of the most important of these systems is the Intelligent Building Management System, which plays the role of the thinking mind in the building, which is a central computer unit connected to the rest of the systems by wired and wireless communication. One of the most important benefits of this system is its ability to manage building energy, as well as providing convenience to users, ease of dealing with the building and increase the safety factor and comfort in it. The use of these systems in the world has spread significantly in all hospitals of different types, but its use in Sudan is limited in a narrow framework is almost non-existent due to the lack of Sudanese companies specialized in these systems, and may be the reason for this lack of sufficient awareness of the importance of the system or fear of its costs in the belief It is expensive or not accepted by society or not yet aware of the idea of smart systems and their uses in hospital buildings. Based on the above, some questions have been asked whether is there any possibility to introduce smart techniques within our hospitals in Sudan or why the architectural space of hospitals is not designed to meet all patients’ needs and many more. The used methodology of this research in the theoretical framework is based on the historical and descriptive approach by collecting information from sources and references in different languages related to this matter, and in the practical field, it relies on the analytical approach to the collected information on the case study after interviewing specialists concerning this matter. However, some solutions may lie in spreading sufficient awareness of the importance of the system and the necessary facilities for investment in the system and coordination between the countries and companies wishing.