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Vevra Pods is an innovative movable hospitals integrated with artificial intelligence to treat patients effectively. These state-of-the-art technology pods are launched by Vevra, an architecture firm along with the Portugal IoT (Internet of Things ) firm InnoWave Group to help treat and to prevent the spread of contagious diseases.
The moveable hospitals, according to the company help with the containment of contagious and airborne diseases. These pods come in five variants; General pod, ICU pod, doctors stay pod, operation theatre pod, and scanning room pod. Each pod can accommodate 4-9 beds. The set-up of these pods requires minimum 500 square feet and these pods can be annexed to the existing hospital building, parking lot, or other open spaces in the hospital premises.
The company said that the pods project was primarily born as an answer for major medical crises of any form, where the lack of appropriate facilities/infrastructure to receive highly infected patients takes a toll in most hospitals across the nation. This project consists of a set of movable capsules that aims to efficiently assist in the infrastructure of local/private/government hospitals across India.
The pods come with an antechamber airlock room to provide a safe area for healthcare professionals to do donning and doffing and to store the medical supplies. Introducing a negative air pressure in the pod, it helps to contain airborne diseases such as TB, Flu, and COVID-19. It also controls quantity and quality of the air being circulated in and out of the room with a minimum of 12 air changes per hour through HEPA filters, UVC lights, and a high-end exhaust system.
The pod comes with PLC integrated air conditioning system to help in maintaining the temperature, humidity within. The pod comes with fire resistance structure and an anti-bacterial wall and bacterial and chemical resistance flooring. There are also attached toilets and shower cubicle with UVC lights.
The ICU pod comes with a provision for oxygen supply, analyser as per guidelines. It is integrated with a device to monitor oxygen supply pressure and to measure the oxygen concentration delivered by ventilators or breathing systems along with a failure alarm system.
It is fitted with RO water purifier, Geyser in the shower area, 500 litre water storage tank along with mobile sewage treatment plant. In addition, there is a fire alarm, extinguisher and emergency system with a safe evacuation plan. CCTV surveillance and television provided for each patient.
These according to the company is re-usable after pandemic with 15 to 20 years’ structural warranty and can be moved to any remote location in the world. There is also sufficient UPS power backup with earthing connection to each pod and I-3 processor Laptop loaded with AI, RFID and MS office. RFID (radiofrequency identification) controlled entry and exit. These pods monitor environmental conditions, air quality, medical equipment, oxygen supply and HVAC conditions of the pod.
Besides there is an advanced nurse call system and code blue system.
All variants of Vevra pods allows natural light to enter. This helps in uplifting the mood of the patients and promotes faster recovery and their general well-being. The pods can be annexed to an existing hospital to avoid cross contamination.
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