By Steve Burks | AZBigMedia
When the COVID-19 virus began spreading throughout the globe, the call to action rose up in the medical world — including those who work in healthcare facility design. Healthcare professionals did their best to prepare for an expected wave of patients in need of treatment, some requiring standard levels of care, while many others requiring intensive care, including intubations. By and large, the healthcare community in the United States rose up to meet the challenge.
Part of the way healthcare professionals prepared for what was coming, was by taking a hard look at the space they had available and how they can make better use of it to treat the maximum amount of patients.
Some communities converted convention centers into treatment facilities. In Arizona, a closed hospital, St. Luke’s Medical Center in Phoenix, was activated and utilized by the Army Corps of Engineers to ensure there were enough beds to meet the growing demand.
