Preparing for the worst: First privately-owned portable surge capacity unit
HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, December 19, 2006
ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®-designated Harris Methodist Fort Worth (TX) Hospital (HMFW), and Harris Methodist Northwest Hospital (HMNW) in Azle, TX, both part of the Texas Health Resources System, will soon be the first hospitals in the nation to privately own a non-military, inflatable, portable surge capacity unit. The unit is designed to supplement an existing hospital in the case of an emergency and will be used for emergency needs such as mass casualty events, quarantining patients with an infectious agent or communicable disease, bioterrorism or terrorist attack. The 2,700 square-foot surge capacity unit is equipped with:
- 26 medical/surgical beds
- 10 triage beds
- four intensive care unit beds
- negative pressure air-flow
- insulated siding and climate controlled temperatures inside the unit
- self-sustained generators for inflation and electrical capacity for medical equipment
Source: PRNewswire
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