Coordinates: 30.5291°N 114.0822°E Huoshenshan (Chinese: ; pinyin: 火 神 山 医 院 Huoshenshan Hospital Huǒshénshān Yīyuàn; literally: 'Fire God Mountain Hospital') is an emergency specialty field hospital constructed from 23 January 2020 to 2 February 2020 in response to the 2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.[2][3] The facility is located near the Zhiyin Lake (知音湖) in Caidian District, Wuhan, Hubei, , next to Wuhan Worker Sanatorium (武汉职工疗养院), and is designed to isolate people with the 2019 novel coronavirus.[4] The hospital will run under the jurisdiction and management of the People's Liberation Army after completion.[5] A second field hospital, , has also commenced Geography construction using the same model and is scheduled to open on 6 February.[6] Location Zhiyinhu Boulevard, Caidian District, Wuhan, Hubei, China Coordinates 30.5291°N Contents 114.0822°E Etymology Services History Beds 1,000[1] Design History Operation Founded 3 February 2020

See also Chinese name References Simplified Chinese 火神山医院 External links Traditional Chinese 火神山醫院 Literal meaning Mount Fire God Etymology Hospital Transcriptions The name "Huoshen" ( 火 神 ; 'God of Fire') named after Standard Mandarin Zhurong, an important personage in Chinese mythology and Chinese folk religion who was known as ancestors of Hanyu Pinyin Huǒshénshān Yīyuàn the Chu people, and Yan Emperor, a legendary ancient Chinese ruler in pre-dynastic times who was known as ancestors of the Chinese people.

The name "Huo" (火; 'Fire') is also related to the concept of fire (火) in wuxing (五行). In traditional Chinese medicine, the lung Construction site of Huoshenshan belongs to the metal element (金) which governs the lung (肺). Hospital As fire overcomes metal (火克金), the name conveys the hope that the respiratory infection caused by 2019-nCoV will eventually be eliminated.[7][8] History Construction of the hospital began on the evening of 23 January 2020 for a scheduled completion of construction on 3 February.[9] In the initial stage dozens of excavators, bulldozers and other earth-moving equipment prepared the ground. This was followed by the laying down of several layers of matting and concrete.[10] Play media The omnibus construction team was understaffed at the Video of Huoshenshan Hospital beginning, with many workers having to work two shifts, 12 under construction. Video from China hours per day. More workers were added, however, culminating News Service with up to 7,000 people working around the clock in three shifts.[11][12]

The last brick was placed on 2 February 2020. [13] That day the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force began airlifting medical personnel and supplies to Wuhan for the hospital opening, and the hospital proper was handed over to the PLA.[14] Vice Premier Sun Chunlan inspected the facility and equipment of the hospital on that day.[15] The very next day, 3 February 2020, the hospital began accepting patients. The first person entered at 10:00 a.m.[1]

State broadcaster China Media Group[16] has hosted the streams from the construction of Huoshenshan and Leishenshan Hospital, which together had an average of around 18 million concurrent views on 28 January.[17]

Design The hospital is modeled after the Xiaotangshan Hospital, which was built in the suburbs of in six days for the 2003 SARS pandemic.[18][19] Huoshenshan Hospital is built nearby Zhiyin Lake.[20] It accommodates 1,000 beds which spans over an area of around 60,000 m2 and consists of 2 floors.[1] It has 30 intensive care units, medical equipment rooms, and quarantine wards.[21]

The hospital was built with prefabrication units for fast construction and installation works.[22] The units were laid on pillars to keep them off the ground. Each unit is about 10 m2 and fitted with two beds. Each room is depressurized to prevent airborne microorganism from spreading out of the hospital.[21] It also has specialized ventilation systems and double-sided cabinets that connect each patient room to hallways, which allows the hospital staffs to deliver supplies without the need to enter each patient room.[1] The hospital is linked by a video system to PLA General Hospital in Beijing.[12]

Operation The hospital is manned by 1,400 medical personnel sent by the People's Liberation Army, which consists of 950 people from affiliated to Joint Logistics Support Force of Central Military Commission and 450 people from medical universities of PLA who were sent to Wuhan earlier.[23][20] The hospital also uses medical robots in its daily operation to deliver medicines and carry test samples.[1]

See also

Dabie Mountain Regional Medical Centre Leishenshan Hospital Field hospital Aid station Mobile hospital

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External links

Time lapse video: Construction of Wuhan Huoshenshan Hospital completed (https://www.yo utube.com/watch?v=53nhErXUd9A) on YouTube

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