ATI Restoration, LLC.
WILMINGTON, DE 19801
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Pandemic Response at a Hospital
Project Information
- Project Location:
- Phoenix, AZ
- Status:
- Completed
- Structure Type:
- Hospital / Nursing Home
Scope Of Work
THE CHALLENGE
A hospital in Phoenix, as part of their COVID-19 response, needed anterooms created for operating rooms, and enhanced patient rooms specifically for treating people with coronavirus, including negative pressure rooms and isolated air supply with Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) barriers and CDC-compliant recommended protocols.
THE OUTCOME
ATI technicians utilized full personal protective equipment, and successfully converted thirty patient rooms on several floors to be COVID-19-ready, and provided the necessary anterooms for the surgical areas, all while working around patients and health care professionals.
THE SITUATION
At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a prominent hospital prepared for a surge of patients. The hospital called on ATI to create support areas for operating rooms and enhance patient rooms specifically for treating people with coronavirus symptoms.
THE SOLUTION
ATI handles the hospital’s ongoing environmental and hazardous materials needs, emergency services, Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) requirements and above-ceiling inspections, among other services. With its knowledge of Centers for Disease Control recommendations and ICRA expertise, ATI used insulated panels to install 14 anterooms adjacent to dedicated operating rooms for COVID-19 patient surgeries.
Hospital officials and ATI workers collaborated on the timing of the work, the placement and the size of the negative pressure anterooms to ensure continued efficiency and safety of the surgical department. The rooms prevent aerosolized fluids from escaping areas of possible contamination and also provide a place to remove surgical gowns and sanitize. Daily inspections maintain proper negative pressure.
Negative pressure rooms were also urgently needed for critical Covid-19 patients. ATI workers wore full personal protective equipment and worked around patients and health care professionals to place negative pressure machines, air registers and exhausts to effectively isolate the room’s air supply. Thirty rooms on several floors were converted.
ATI’s knowledgeable, well-equipped team completed the demanding, sensitive work to support those on the front lines of the pandemic crisis.
