The value of appropriate ventilation systems should not be underestimated.

The COVID-19 pandemic has required health care institutions to take extraordinary steps to protect the safety of patients and staff, including significant adjustments to their operations and care models that prioritize infection control and containment. Facility capital planning has been impacted by decreased revenues. Investment decisions must generate returns against new criteria, including changing requirements for safe patient flow and throughput, patient/caregiver interaction, and logistics protocols and processes. 

Four criteria to designing for IAQ in health care settings: the patients, staff, the building, and building’s external environment