Experimental study and reflection on peacetime and wartime reconstruction of large general hospitals in public health emergencies.
10.11817/j.issn.1672-7347.2020.200401
- Author:
Rui'e GONG
1
;
Lanman ZENG
2
;
Chunhui LI
2
;
Le ZHANG
3
;
Jing WU
3
;
Zihua CHEN
4
;
Guanghua LEI
5
;
Xun HUANG
6
Author Information
1. Department of Hospital Infection Control Center, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha 410008. gre0729@126.com.
2. Department of Hospital Infection Control Center, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha 410008.
3. Department of Medical Administration Division, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha 410008.
4. Department of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha 410008.
5. Department of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha 410008. lei_guanghua@csu.edu.cn.
6. Department of Hospital Infection Control Center, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha 410008. huangxun@mail.csu.edu.cn.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
architectural layout;
coronavirus disease 2019;
general hospital;
public health emergency;
reflection
- MeSH:
Emergencies;
Emergency Service, Hospital;
Facility Design and Construction;
Hospitals, General;
Humans;
Public Health
- From:
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences)
2020;45(5):489-494
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
To propose the architectural layout for the big general hospital in the face of public health emergencies, we analyzed the conditions, methods, problems and countermeasures for the reconstruction of the isolation ward from the existing medical building layout of a general hospital. The affected areas met the requirements of isolation ward in the reconstruction, and realized the corresponding partition and separation of people. But the cost of occupying the medical room should be concerned. General hospital should be alerted to potential risks of public health emergencies. The characteristics of different construction types, defects, and the function of the hospital should be considered in the construction, rebuilding, and expansion of the hospital, which shouldnot only meet the needs of the development of the hospital daily usage but also consider dealing with emergent public health events. We can adopt the reasonable layout, including setting up a firewall-like device between the channel and the floor, an ordinary ward at ordinary times, and an independent space for emergency by pulling down the gate. This strategy can not only avoid the problem of low utilization rate of the space occupied by the corresponding area in the ward for diseases spread by air and droplets, maximizing the efficiency of the medical site, but also avoid the problem of emergency response to the temporary reconstruction.
