New Concepts for Self Sustaining "SURGE" Hospitals
A 90-Minute Audio Conference Scheduled for: December 20, 2005, 1:30-3:00 PM ET http://www.facilitycare.com/Audio/Audio98.asp
A "SURGE" Hospital is designed to respond to SURGES of a large number of patients in the event of a natural or man made disaster. Such disasters could cause existing hospitals to become useless or inaccessible. A network of pre-designated self sustaining "SURGE" Hospitals would provide a backup alternative in emergencies to our nation's existing health care system.
In response to the events of Sept 11,2001, the Texas A&M University College of Architecture has been invited by the Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, Office of Homeland Security to develop an exploratory inquiry, research, ideas, and architectural concepts,- for self-sustaining "SURGE" Hospitals. 17 teams (involving a total of 26 architectural design students) have developed 17 different architectural solutions for "SURGE" Hospitals located all over the United States. We'll show how some of these design explorations involve quickly adapting an existing facility into a "SURGE" Hospital in a few hours.
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