Covid: how the pandemic is accelerating the transformation of hospitals

The Covid-19 epidemic which is putting pressure on hospitals demonstrates the need for health establishments to further accelerate their transformation. “Having more modularity, being able to install more beds or extend the technical platforms if necessary, these subjects have already been rising in recent years. In spring 2020, when it was necessary to go from 5,000 to 8,000 resuscitation beds, the ability to transform very quickly appeared all the more necessary ”, points out the president of the Hospital Federation of France (FHF) Frédéric Valletoux,

For the director of the Healthcare division of the Artelia engineering group, Abderrahman Guiga, “Adaptability was already a requirement. But today we need to be able to isolate sectors from one day to the next, separate the flows and treatment areas for infected people, while preserving the functioning of other medical services ”. Artelia has pooled its skills in the various countries where it is present in Europe or Asia within its Healthcare cluster to better share experiences.

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