Healthcare Facility Services Resources
Healthcare facility services are an integral part of the patient care processes. Resources provide recommendations on patient flow, isolation processes and emergency management and security processes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ASHE COVID-19 Recovery Checklist
ASHE provides an assessment tool for specific issues occuring in the area of facilities management as it relates to COVID-19 processes. It assesses the immediate, short and long term issues including inspection and testing, sustainability and the new normal.
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ASHE Issues Recommendations on COVID-19 for Facilities Managers
ASHE provides recommendations for facility issues such as patient entrance and flow patterns, isolation processes, emergency management and security plans as we progress through the pandemic.
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CDC Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities
The CDC provides resources on airbone contaminants, ventilation specifications and air sampling.
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Center for Health Design: COVID-19 Resources Address Physical Environment Concerns
The Center for Health Design has pulled together resources to assist healthcare organizations keep environmental surfaces safe, proper cleaning processes and building an infection prevention program.
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COVID Response Tactics Sharing (CRTS)
The report provides recommendations and results from COVID crisis surger related prep and recovery activities.
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Current/Updated Health Care Facilities Ventilation Controls and Guidelines for Management of Patients with Suspected or Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
This document, published by ASHE, discusses and recommends ventilation controls for treatment and isolation areas in healthcare facilities during the pandemic. This information has been updated since the beginning of the pandemic and provides current guidelines for management of patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 as they related to HVAC systems.