Infrastructure Guidance for COVID-19/Alternate Care Sites/Examples of Accommodation Schedules for COVID-19 Wards for Mild to Severe Cases

Examples of Accommodation Schedule - Ward for Mild to Severe Cases

Patient Spaces (based on work by edwina fleming)

room type	general description	spatial requirement
ward room ‘mild & moderate’ acuity	large multi-bed ward.	# side cupboard room/ward must be under controlled access room selection should consider space with impervious floors and washable walls room to be supplied wall and bed side mounted hand sanitiser deep cleaning is required once the site is decommissioned room must have openable windows for ventilation or a temporary ventilation system installed as appropriate for the planned occupancy. Refer to the engineering section in this document. Spacing between adjacent beds: 1600mm Severe 2200mm Critical Bed spacing: 2200mm between foot of bed and opposite bed (minimum) 600mm spacing between the bed head and wall.
Ward room ‘Critical & Severe’ acuity	Large multi-bed ward up.	# Side cupboard Room/ward must be under controlled access Room selection should consider space with impervious, smooth floors and washable walls Room to be supplied wall and bed side mounted hand sanitiser Room must have openable windows for ventilation or a temporary ventilation system installed as appropriate for the planned occupancy. Bed spacing: 2m between beds (minimum). 600mm spacing required at the head of the bed. Bed spacing: 2 m between foot of bed and opposite bed (minimum) Area setup similar to in hospital ICU.
Ward room Recovery	Large multi-bed ward.	* To match requirements for ‘mild & moderate’ acuity cases
Bathroom	Toilet, shower/bath, basin	* Communal portable showers are acceptable, shared between green and orange status ward. Separate communal showers for the recovery ward Communal portable toilets are acceptable, shared between green and orange status ward. Separate communal showers for the recovery ward Deep cleaning is required once the patient is discharged before a new patient is admitted. Room must have openable windows for ventilation, if not possible the extraction and ventilation system to engineer’s design (see ventilation section of ACS guideline) Minimum one disable toilet and shower should be provided. Showers, toilets and wash basins to be provided at a ratio of 1 for every 8 patients. Area requirement: per shower: 2 m2, per toilet and hand wash basin: 3.5 m2.
Standard bed service required per bed Nurse call One per bed Task light One per bed
If rooms have access to external balcony, access can be granted, however if room balconies are adjoined, access must be restricted.
If room has access to external garden, this must be restricted, unless external patio can be cordoned off.