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Fangcang hospital (Chinese : 方舱医院; pinyin : fāngcāng yīyuàn; lit. 'square-cabin hospital') [ 1 ] refers to a kind of makeshift/ mobile field hospitals used during the COVID-19 pandemic in China.
However, the implementation of the intelligent Fangcang shelter hospital system remains in the exploratory stage. Herein, this paper aims to obtain experience in the development and utilization of an intelligent system in a Fangcang shelter hospital.
Wang Chen, a top respiratory specialist in China who also works on the front lines, said in an interview last month that fangcang — while perhaps not perfect — are at least a realistic solution. “The shelter hospitals can admit a large number of patients and get them treated and quarantined, which is key,” Wang said.
The fifth essential function that Fangcang shelter hospitals provide is essential living and social engagement. Functions of essential living, including shelter, accommodation, food, sanitation, and hygiene, are of course necessary to care for the large numbers of people in the hospitals.
The concept of "Fangcang" was borrowed from military field hospitals, [ 14 ] which was initially introduced by the United States military, who has been making makeshift structures since the 1950s. [ 15 ] Outside of the context of the outbreak, makeshift or Fangcang structures can refer to many kinds of modular structures.
“Unlike traditional quarantine hospitals, fangcang are more like treatment units,” Liu told Sixth Tone. Fangcang should be seen as supplementary facilities to hospitals, and should be integrated with nearby medical resources, as has largely been the case, according to Liu.
The five essential functions of Fangcang Shelter Hospitals (isolation, triage, provision of basic medical care, frequent monitoring and rapid referral, and essential living and social …
Fangcang shelter hospitals were temporary healthcare facilities intended for large-scale centralised isolation, treatment and disease monitoring of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 cases. These hospitals ...
Two of the first three Fangcang Shelter Hospitals set up in Wuhan were redeveloped by Zall Group Property from existing buildings, while Zall Foundation was responsible for the provision …
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Fangcang hospital (Chinese: ; pinyin: fāngcāng yīyuàn; lit. ''square-cabin hospital'') refers to a kind of makeshift/mobile field hospitals used during the COVID-19 pandemic in China.
In confronting the sudden epidemic of COVID-19, China and other countries have been under great deal of pressure to block virus transmission and reduce death cases. Fangcang shelter hospital, which is converted from large-scale public …
The Fangcang shelter hospitals isolated COVID-19 patients more effectively from their communities than home isolation, the authors conclude. By inserting an additional level of care …
Risk factor analysis of omicron patients with mental health problems in the Fangcang shelter hospital based on psychiatric drug intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic in Shanghai, …
To quantitatively evaluate the effectiveness of Fangcang shelter hospitals, designated hospitals, and the time interval from illness onset to diagnosis toward the …
Objective To explore the psychological experience of Juvenile patient''s parents in Fangcang shelter hospital during the Omicron wave of COVID-19 pandemic.
Background: The Fangcang shelter hospital has gradually become the primary management mode in China''s fight against this Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in …
"Fangcang" hospital is a new "cabin of life" for the centralized treatment of mild patients with COVID-19. Due to the limited capacity of specialized hospitals during the …
Fangcang shelter hospitals are a novel public health concept. They were implemented for the first time in China in February, 2020, to tackle the coronavirus disease …
In the context of ACFs, Gu conducted an online survey of patients at the Jianghan Fangcang Shelter Hospital in Wuhan, China, from February 15 to 22, 2020, and …
Fangcang hospitals have helped alleviate Wuhan''s hospital bed shortage, but another shortage still looms large: The sudden expansion of Wuhan''s medical system and intake of thousands of new, mildly ill but …
Objective During the Omicron wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Shanghai, Fangcang Shelter Hospital (FSH) served as the major way in patient quarantine. Many COVID …
Fangcang should be seen as supplementary facilities to hospitals, and should be integrated with nearby medical resources, as has largely been the case, according to Liu. Given the lessons of …
We document the development of Fangcang shelter hospitals during the COVID-19 outbreak in China and explain their three key characteristics (rapid construction, massive …
These facilities were formerly big venues such as sports arenas and conference centers [2]. Fangcang shelter hospitals serve to take care of patients with mild to …
The interior of the reconstructed Fangcang shelter hospital is planned as a pollution area as a whole, so it is only necessary to consider the overall negative pressure formed in the Fangcang ...
Fangcang shelter hospitals are a novel public health concept. They were implemented for the first time in China in February, 2020, to tackle the coronavirus disease …
Fangcang shelter hospitals are a novel public health concept. They were implemented for the first time in China in February, 2020, to tackle the coronavirus disease …
Mobile cabin hospitals, also called Fangcang shelter hospitals, refer to large-scale public venues such as indoor stadiums and exhibition centers converted to temporary hospitals.
Later on, these locations also started to be referred to as ''Fangcang Isolation Points'' () or ''Isolation Fangcang'' (). One story that attracted major attention …
Fangcang shelter hospitals are a novel public health concept. They were implemented for the first time in China in February, 2020, to tackle the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. The Fangcang shelter …
In contrast, small-scale Fangcang shelter hospitals typically allocate beds in the rooms without utilizing supplementary partitions. The design information of Fangcang shelter …
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Fangcang shelter hospitals have been built and operated in several cities, and have played a huge role in epidemic prevention …
Fangcang shelter hospital, which is converted from large-scale public venue, is proposed and proven to be an effective way for administering medical care and social isolation. This paper presents the practice in information technology …
Herein, this paper aims to obtain experience in the development and utilization of an intelligent system in a Fangcang shelter hospital. To achieve this, a single case study …