The largest air filtration system in a hospital in Romania was inaugurated in Galați.
The modern equipment is located at the TB Hospital.
The new installation will prevent the spread of viruses outside the hospital.
The equipment was purchased with European funds as part of a project of the Galați County Council.
"In practice, contaminations in respiratory-transmitted diseases are limited, meaning no virus escapes from the respective building. The Tuberculosis Hospital in Galați is the only specialized medical unit in Romania that can simultaneously treat 90 patients using this negative pressure air filtration system.
Thus, infectious cases can be treated in a single hospital building without contaminating the rest of the medical unit, as the air is also cleaned of microbes with the help of ultra-performing filters. And this is essential to protect patients and medical staff, especially since tuberculosis cases are treated here," explained Costel Fotea, president of the Galați County Council.
Additionally, as part of the investments made with European funds in two building units with a capacity of 177 beds, the entire electrical installation was replaced, including lighting fixtures and outlets.
Moreover, a ventilation and air conditioning system with Hepa filters, fire detection and alarm installations, as well as sensors for monitoring oxygen concentration, were installed.
"During the pandemic period, the TB Hospital treated hundreds and hundreds of Covid cases. At that time, the electrical network was overloaded because from just a few oxygen concentrators, we reached the simultaneous use of approximately 100 such devices.
Through these investments, the electrical installation was completely rebuilt, with approximately 12 kilometers of halogen-free cables installed, almost 200 fully equipped consoles above the beds, and over 400 LED lighting fixtures. Everything is integrated into an automated control and monitoring system," specified Costel Fotea.
The value of the investment is approximately 7.2 million lei, with funding provided through the Large Infrastructure Operational Program.