Defect management of hospital buildings

Healthcare organisations are increasingly recognising the need to improve building performance in order health care delivery, profits, and reduce penalties. Hospital maintenance under constant pressure plan work due a shortage of funds on account huge catalogues defects hospital buildings. While investments increasing, requirement increase user satisfaction is also increasing. The nature faults factors that influence management Malaysia were explored. Primary data collected through structured interview techniques involving six organisations. According results survey hospitals, water seepage, cracks, peeling paint, broken ironmongery, pipe leakage, damaged plasterboard, discoloured paint all widespread structures, according private public hospitals. key aspects determine practise buildings attitudes, misuse/abuse, weather, bad practice. revealed users demanding improved enhanced service delivery. Implicit findings this research lack effective It necessary reorganise hospital's From an ontological standpoint, main study generalizable other hospitals typologies outside Malaysia.