Guidance for Designing Health and Residential Care Facilities that Respond to Emergency Conditions

Developed by: Facility Guidelines Institute

Description: A 716-page document with details about how to design and set up an emergency response workplace. These guidelines were developed in response to the COVD-19 pandemic as a guide on how to build and design effective and safe emergency care workspaces. The major sections include risk assessment, accommodating surges in demand, setting up alternative care sites, ways of managing in the face of adverse events, considerations for rural areas, and overall emergency preparedness. Also included are case studies and draft versions of recommendations as appendices.

Keywords: guidelines, standard, emergency, healthcare, surge, adverse events, risk, location, organization, building, design, medical