Construction essentials of “makeshift specialized hospital for infectious diseases”: A discussion based on COVID-19 epidemic situation
CHEN Yunyu1, XU Duo2, LIANG Shiyao2, XU Xiaoqun2, YE Yuanyuan3
1.Department of Infrastructure Construction, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China; 2.Department of Nursing, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325015, China; 3.Department of Infection Management, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325015, China
CHEN Yunyu,XU Duo,LIANG Shiyao, et al. Construction essentials of “makeshift specialized hospital for infectious diseases”: A discussion based on COVID-19 epidemic situation[J]. JOURNAL OF WEZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, 2020, 50(4): 278-284.
Abstract：The COVID-19 epidemic has attracted global attention due to the highly infection of the virus, which led to the rapid spread and large-scale outbreak. While dealing with such a sudden and rapid pandemic disease, it is very essential to quickly build a temporary specialized hospital for the emergency use, which should be highly safety to meet demands of the treatment of patients, the protection of medical staff and the control of the infectious disease. Combined with the construction experience of the three makeshift specialized hospitals (i.e. Xiao Tangshan in Beijing, Huoshenshan and Leishenshan in Wuhan) and the renovated emergency treatment center of infectious diseases in the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, this article clarifies the construction essentials including hospital site selection, planning and design, hvac system, water supply and drainage system, medical gas requirements and the medical waste disposal and elaborates the key points.
