The unit, located on the third south floor, resumed its activity on October 1st. The remodeling allows for the centralization of patients needing some type of isolation in this space and adds nine beds with negative pressure systems, extending it to three rooms that previously lacked this feature. These facilities are monitored from the Nursing control.
Three of the rooms have independent systems and are connected by a space that can function as an airlock, offering flexibility according to current care needs. The renovation has also improved accessibility, with three rooms adapted for people with reduced mobility (compared to one previously), all with barrier-free access to the bathroom and shower.
Bathrooms, storage areas, the doctors' room, bed heads, lighting fixtures, and built-in wardrobes have been renovated. Wall protections have also been installed to prevent deterioration from bed movement, and call buttons have been added in bathrooms, eliminating shower trays to create floor-level spaces.
“"The renovation has allowed us to adapt the unit to the specific needs of patients requiring isolation and to provide professionals with the necessary resources to work according to new protocols."
The unit operates as a closed unit with access control and established visiting hours. The Nursing Director, Verónica Amat, noted that the unit retained much of the hospital's original facilities and experienced intense use during the pandemic, making the renovation necessary to provide renewed and better-adapted spaces.
In parallel, professionals have received training on new protocols. The automated medication storage and dispensing system from the Neurology ward has also been relocated to the new unit to facilitate medication management.
