Volume 10, Number 7—July 2004
Perspective
Environmental and Occupational Health Response to SARS, Taiwan, 2003
Eric J. Esswein*
, Max Kiefer†, Ken Wallingford‡, Greg Burr‡, Lukas Jyhun-Hsiarn Lee§, Jung-Der Wang¶, Shun Chih Wang#, and Ih-Jen Su**
, Max Kiefer†, Ken Wallingford‡, Greg Burr‡, Lukas Jyhun-Hsiarn Lee§, Jung-Der Wang¶, Shun Chih Wang#, and Ih-Jen Su**Table 3
Designated SARS Hospitals, Taiwana
| Hospital | Hospital type | Location | Start 2003 | Completion 2003 | Days | No. isolation rooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSH-1 |
Referral |
Northern Taiwan |
5/8 |
5/19 |
11 |
102 Patient rooms
9 ICU beds
1 Operation room
1 Dialysis room |
| DSH-2 |
General care |
Northern Taiwan |
5/7 |
5/20 |
13 |
92 |
| DSH-3 |
General care |
Northern Taiwan |
5/28 |
6/30 |
32 |
77 Patient rooms (119 beds) |
| DSH-4 |
Referral |
Central Taiwan |
5/21 |
6/6 |
15 |
40 Patient rooms
6 ICU beds |
| DSH-5 |
General care |
Central Taiwan |
5/24 |
6/7 |
13 |
42 |
| DSH-6 |
General care |
Southern Taiwan |
5/24 |
6/3 |
9 |
53 |
| DSH-7 |
General care |
Southern Taiwan |
5/23 |
6/1 |
8 |
83 |
| DSH-8 |
Referral |
Southern Taiwan |
5/22 |
6/4 |
12 |
72 Patient rooms
6 ICU beds
1 Operation room
1 Dialysis room |
| DSH-9 |
General care |
Southern Taiwan |
5/23 |
6/6 |
13 |
77 |
| DSH-10 |
General care |
Eastern Taiwan |
5/27 |
6/1 |
15 |
28 |
| DSH-11 | General care | Eastern Taiwan | 5/27 | 6/1 | 4 | 32 |
aSARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome; DSH, dedicated SARS hospitals; ICU, intensive care unit.
