How will you plan mortuary services in a hospital?. Discuss the staffing norm for mortuary.

Morgue is the place where dead bodies are preserved for a period before cremation.

The planing of mortuary services include th e planning of the following -

1. Location

The mortuary should be located in a separate building near the pathology laboratoiy on the ground floor, easily accessible from the wards, emergency depaihnent and operation theatres. It should be located in one wing of the hospital preferably away from the general traffic routes used by the public. It must have a separate entrance and exit for relatives and for heirs I heiress.

2. Size

For a hospital of 50-100 beds, mortuary refrigerator should have a capacity to hold two bodies. For a 200 bedded hospital, at least three body capacity should be provided. Teaching and research hospitals require larger capacity refrigerators according to their need.

3. Number of Rooms and Layout

Covered access or portico: A covered access or portico for vehicles should be provided at the entrance, which leads to mortuary complex as a protection in wet weather, and as a screen from adjoining areas. The exit to a subsidiary road nearby car parking place is also desirable. Autopsy room or postmortem room: The autopsy room should be constructed with spacious windows of frosted glass, adequate water supply, fluorescent lighting built in cupboards and fans. Autopsy room should provide accommodation for:

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