What are the risks to inpatients during hospital construction or renovation?

[摘要] Hospital-acquired infections relatedto construction and renovation activities account for more than 5,000 deathsper year across the United States.1 Hospital construction, renovation, anddemolition projects ultimately serve the interests of patients, but they also can put inpatients at risk of mold infection, Legionnairesdisease, sleep deprivation, exacerbation oflung disease, and in rare cases, physical injury. Hospitals are in a continuous state oftransformation to meet the needs of medicaland technologic advances and an increasingpatient population,1 and in the last 10 years,more than $200 billion has been spent onconstruction projects at US healthcare facilities. Therefore, constant attention is neededto reduce the risks to the health of hospitalized patients during these projects.

[学科分类] 卫生学