bail them out<\/a>, then perhaps government can expect them to cooperate in stemming the tide of the coronavirus,\u201d McGowan added.<\/p>\nDesign of Hotel Floors Different from Hospital Floors<\/h2>\n
When asked about the option, Chris Cochran, who is chair of the Department of Health Care Administration and Policy at UNLV\u2019s School of Public Health, noted the design of some of the bigger Las Vegas hotel properties. It could limit retrofitting options.<\/p>\n
\u201cHospitals rely on layouts that place nursing stations in fairly close proximity to patient rooms,\u201d Cochran said. \u201cIn some cases, you may see several corridors of patient beds leading to a centralized nursing station.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMany hotels have long corridors with no central location for housing nurses, patients, tech specialists, etc. It might be possible to accommodate this by placing nursing and staff areas in guest rooms in the central corridor, but it will likely take more staff to monitor,\u201d Cochran added.<\/p>\n
Staff must respond when patient monitoring equipment indicates a response. Patients may also call for assistance.<\/p>\n
Hotel beds are different from hospital beds, too. Patients may need their legs, head, or chest elevated, Cochran said.<\/p>\n
\u201cPropping them up with pillows might not be enough. Unless patients can ambulate without much assistance — in which case providing home care might be more useful — special equipment needs must be considered,\u201d Cochran said.<\/p>\n
Hotels also typically have carpets on the floors. Many hospitals prefer bare floors to reduce risk of microbes, which are more likely to fester in carpets than hard flooring, Cochran said.<\/p>\n
Thus, public areas and open spacing may be better suited for temporary M.A.S.H.-style hospital care,\u201d Cochran advised. \u201cBeds can be appropriately distanced to avoid cross-contamination, and bed screens can provide some privacy. Not as good from the comfort perspective as hotel rooms, but more easily retrofitted for equipment and beds.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
He speculated whether hotels could be more appropriate housing for individuals who became displaced because they lost their job and income and can no longer afford rent.<\/p>\n
Also, in Akron, Ohio hotels are offering discounted rooms for medical workers during the pandemic, perhaps an example for Nevada.<\/p>\n
Quarantined Patients Housed in California Hotel<\/h2>\n
Nationally, some patients with likely coronavirus are already residing in hotels. In California, passengers who had been quarantined on the Grand Princess cruise ship were reassigned to the 120-room Fairfield Hotel in San Carlos after the ship was docked in Oakland.<\/p>\n
Last week, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order<\/a> that allows the state to commandeer any hotel or medical facility in California and use it to house anyone with coronavirus, according to the California Globe<\/em>. Elsewhere, New York, Washington state, Texas, and other regions are also considering transforming entire hotels, or possibly renting select hotel rooms, to house patients.<\/p>\nThis week, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he is mobilizing the National Guard to identify various properties that could be converted into hospitals. Beyond hotels, they may include college dormitories or other buildings\/spaces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Las Vegas has about 150,000 hotel rooms and other spacious properties that could temporarily hold, if needed, the escalating number of people afflicted with coronavirus, experts told Casino.org. But putting patients, even those with less-severe cases, in such locations has some drawbacks. Health officials predict many US hospitals soon will be overrun with patients. Well […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":130703,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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