title: Creating isolation surge capacity.
abstract: This article describes how a five-hospital, 800-bed, health system developed a plan to convert existing space into isolation surge capacity, using commercially available equipment and consultative technical expertise, financed by a government grant.
authors.affiliation: Safety & Security for St. Luke's Health Network, Bethlehem, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Alan C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Lynch
authors.forename: Theresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koller
authors.forename: Joseph A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Cocciardi
mesh_terms: D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000379:methods*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005380:Financing, Government; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006801:Humans; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010356:Patient Isolation / Q000379:methods*; D010414:Pennsylvania