IIT-Madras startup develops mobile hospital units – Times of India

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HOSPITAL ON WHEELS

CHENNAI: A startup incubated by Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M), has designed and developed a collapsible and portable hospital unit. It can be installed within eight hours by four people in any soil condition, making it ideal for use as either an isolation ward or a mobile unit to treat Covid-19 patients in their local communities.
The startup Modulus Housing calls the unit Medi-CAB. The portable unit is made with a prefabricated modular technology and a telescopic frame that allows the unit to be shrunk to one-fifth of its original size, making it very cost-effective for transportation. The foldable structure has four zones- a doctor/healthcare workers room that can accommodate up to 10 people, an isolation ward, a medical room/ ward that can accommodate 12 to 15 people and a twin-bed ICU. The wards are maintained at a negative pressure to ensure good inflow of air.
Shreeram Ravichandran, CEO of Modulus Housing, said they have repurposed their modular prefab structure designs meant for housing to support the Covid-19 fight. The unit was launched recently as a pilot project in Wayanad, Kerala, to treat Covid-19 patients. Post-pandemic, the cabins can be remodelled into micro-hospitals or clinics in rural areas. “The outcome of the pilot project will help us prove the applicability of the technology and advantages of micro hospitals.”

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