Post-pandemic impact on planning of district hospitals in India
by Ruchita Dasgupta; Sushil Kumar Solanki; V.K. Paul
International Journal of the Built Environment and Asset Management (IJBEAM), Vol. 2, No. 2, 2021

Abstract: In late December 2019, the outbreak of a 'viral pneumonia' called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was reported in Wuhan, China. Due to the rapid succession in the number of cases worldwide, World Health Organization (WHO) (2019-2020) declared COVID-19 as a pandemic. The exponential increase in affected people resulted in a mismatch in demand and supply, thereby escalating the burden on healthcare infrastructure. Several agencies such as WHO, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH), Joint Commission International (JCI), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), etc. have published guidance documents for codes of practice related to infection prevention and control (IPC). These documents, however, do not propose interventions related to the planning and design of hospitals. This research focuses on deriving guidelines for planning and designing district hospitals in India for improving resilience to airborne infections.

Online publication date: Fri, 21-Jan-2022

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