From SARS CoV-1 2003 to SARS CoV-2 2019: Part 5, Health Facility Specifics

From SARS CoV-1 2003 to SARS CoV-2 2019 Healthcare Leadership Strategy for a Better Future

Healthcare Facility Specifics

• Assess healthcare system campus to development cohesive plan of action to utilize resource availability • Create “Pandemic Units” by grouping hospital personnel into teams to provide practical approaches to protect other healthcare personnel (HCP), patients, and, communities » Some call them “pandemic units” » Units should be under negative pressure * Keeping the door shut in negative pressure rooms is critical » Limit access and egress » Create transfer areas for equipment and supplies to minimize unit traffic and person/person contact • Map out travel paths for infected patients starting from the building’s entry point(s) to the desired treatment location

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From SARS CoV-1 2003 to SARS CoV-2 2019 - Healthcare Leadership Strategy for a Better Future

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» Include elevators and stairwells in the plan to separate traffic streams Map out travel paths for the general building layout of hospital patients, staff, and visitors that are not infected (elevators and stairwells) » “Infected” paths should not cross “clean” paths Select low risk “common areas” Emphasize awareness to continue social distancing, wearing masks, staying hone if you’ve been exposed, ventilation Identify high risk areas within the hospital and specialty care spaces » Examples include operating rooms, cancer care, maternity care, and much more

• Good record keeping of patient information for those that have been infected

by COVID-19 » Includes patient medical records and patient contact history • Follow infection control protocols diligently • Provide surge capacity to address infection outbreaks • Ensure patient spaces are sufficiently large » Maximize separation distance between patient/patient, patient/staff, and staff/staff

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