Over the years, shipping containers have been used to build various structures. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first intensive care unit (ICU) made from a shipping container has been created.

The coronavirus has overwhelmed the healthcare system, and created a need to quickly expand hospital capacity. Unlike hospital tents, shipping containers provide an excellent solution because they possess negative room pressure. Air does not flow out, so the virus cannot escape and spread. Also, storage containers are easily transportable so the units can be moved to fight the pandemic as the severity of the virus in a region changes. Plus, the infrastructure for transporting shipping containers with trains, trucks, and ships already exists.

Each mobile intensive care unit is a 20ft shipping container, the most common of storage container sizes in the world. Modified with two windows, they allow visitors to see family members. With room to fit two beds and the essential equipment to keep desperately ill patients alive, these units significantly relieves the pressure of hospitals. Even as countries slowly lift lockdown rules, experts predict that portable ICU’s will continue to help hospitals around the world.

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Hospital Built from Shipping Containers

Shipping containers are used to create intensive care units for COVID-19 patients.