AL BASHIR HOSPITAL OB/NICU EXPANSION

This project is supported and financed by USAID through the Ministry of Health in Jordan, aims to expand and modernize obstetrics and gynecology departments at Al Bashir hospital in Amman City. To enhance the level of medical services provided to women and newborns in Jordan generally and in the capital Amman specifically.

Under the Design of Healthcare Facilities Activity, Bitar Consultants implemented the Architectural / Engineering Design Contract for two Obstetrics (OB) Departments, including Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU), listed below:

Design Project 1: Expansion and Renovation of the Existing OB/NICU Department at Royal Medical Services (RMS) - King Hussein Medical Center.
Design Project 2: Expansion and Renovation of the Existing OB/NICU Department at Al Bashir Hospital.

This project is in line with the continuous partnership between USAID and Jordan government in supporting the country’s health sector. This Activity represents an important contribution to developing Jordan’s most challenged healthcare facilities under the pressure of demographic changes. Improving the well-being of mothers, newborns, infants, and children is an important public health objective for USAID.

The proposed building consists of 7 above-ground floors, including basement floors for parking and project electromechanical services. The estimated 10,253 sqm facility will house 63 beds across seven above-ground floors, including basement levels for parking and essential services. Key components include central sterilization units, patient wards, emergency services, lecture halls, administrative offices, and specialized care units for newborns.

The scope of work includes conducting assessment reports on existing obstetrics and gynecology departments in hospitals, selecting the most suitable site for the project based on planning, medical, logistical, and technical engineering aspects. Additionally, it involves medical planning, preparing functional programs based on various statistics such as population numbers, patient counts, and delivery cases (both natural and cesarean), considering population growth and anticipated increase in delivery cases.

This project is part of the Integrated Health Services and Resilience (IHSR) Program, managed by the Office of Population and Family Health (PFH) that was devised to support the Government of Jordan (GoJ) to advance its healthcare system to cope with the increasing demands for health services in the absence of a nationwide assessment of long-term needs for health infrastructure.

Under this project BC provided the A-E design services at five distinct phases: