Modular Isolation Units for Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Conditions in Response to Hospital Surges Resulting from the COVID-19 Pandemic
This paper presents a design proposal of an Isolation Recovery House (IRH), an adaptable modular isolation care unit specifically designed for patients with mild-to-moderate conditions as a response to an infectious disease outbreak. In particular, the study responds to the current COVID-19 pand...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universitas Indonesia
2021-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Technology |
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| Online Access: | https://ijtech.eng.ui.ac.id/article/view/4115 |
| Summary: | This
paper presents a design proposal of an Isolation Recovery House (IRH), an
adaptable modular isolation care unit specifically designed for patients with
mild-to-moderate conditions as a response to an infectious disease outbreak. In
particular, the study responds to the current COVID-19 pandemic, which urges
the installation of isolation facilities as quickly as possible. The study
offers a design solution that could expand the capacity for isolation
facilities, especially in underdeveloped or developing countries, such as
Indonesia, with many regions located further away from big cities. The design
proposal assists existing hospitals in reducing excessive workload due to the
surge in patients and control possible in-hospital transmission. The study
began by investigating criteria for designing and constructing quickly-built
isolation facilities that comply with the standards for isolation space,
particularly COVID-19 patients. The criteria, namely quick construction,
adaptability to various contexts, and meets the minimum isolation space design
standards, formed the basis for proposing the IRH design. This paper argues
that as a ready-to-implement design, IRH could be an option to improve
health-care services during the pandemic. |
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| ISSN: | 2086-9614 2087-2100 |