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As the pandemic persists Over the past several facilities for use in an emergency.
and our medical buildings years, we have seen the The COVID pandemic highlighted the
have been used to their planning and commence- disparities in capacity and in access to Financial, Legal and
capacity, the efforts to harden ment of construction on care. Partners in the private industry
and protect our older and new energy plants at hos- added capacity for testing and providing Business
legacy buildings have taken pitals. These new build- vaccines to the public. As we harden our Professionals in
on new significance and ings provide the power core hospital buildings, we also need to
importance. the hospitals desperately look at those buildings within our com- Healthcare
For several years, I have need, the redundancy munity that different socioeconomic Advances in Medical
written about the hurricane necessary for safety, and groups rely on as their source of health-
hardening of our medical the cooling towers (pro- care. Medical systems must serve the Technology &
facilities; walls, windows, tected) to provide the most vulnerable during times of need.
doors, louvers, etc. cooling redundancy nec- As we do our planning, we are not only Medicine
Sustainable design stan- BY CHARLES essary in hospitals. planning for facilities to operate without Medical Tourism
dards, new FEMA Florida MICHELSON As hospital importance interruption when large scale emergency
standards, and infrastructure in the pandemic has been events occur. Design professionals real- Bundled Payments –
protection are all part of the front page news for the ize that codes are reactive in nature – so
analysis and protection requirements. past year, there might be grant monies it is important to be proactive by review- Navigating the
Can you imagine if in the fall of 2020, available in the new stimulus package ing all potential disrupters including Challenges to Success
South Florida was hit with a major hur- passed by the government to assist hos- those which are environmental in nature.
ricane during a peak COVID capacity pitals in improving their plants in infra- Simultaneously, we must plan for flexi-
bed count in our hospitals – were our structure. bility of our buildings – to be able to
systems and supply chains protected Hospitals must be prepared if this pan- respond to critical needs at inopportune For more information
enough to provide the capacity of all demic turns into an endemic – some- times.
items necessary to provide continuing thing that’s with us for years in the future on advertising and
and uninterrupted medical service to with flare ups we must be prepared to editorial opportunities, call
those in critical need? treat. Charles Michelson is President of Saltz
A hospital’s ability to provide critical We have learned other valuable les- Michelson Architects. For more information, (561) 368-6950 today!
service during a crisis is limited to the sons during 2020 that warrant a second visit www.saltzmichelson.com.
weakest link in the protection chain. look and consideration as we protect our

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