: IIT-M Alumni’s Foldable COVID-19 Hospitals Can Be Installed in Just 2 Hours #IndiaNEWS #Coronavirus India has only 0. 5 beds per 1,000 persons, according to data from the Organization for Economic

IIT-M Alumni’s Foldable COVID-19 Hospitals Can Be Installed in Just 2 Hours #IndiaNEWS #Coronavirus
India has only 0. 5 beds per 1,000 persons, according to data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. This scarcity was brought into sharp relief in the last few months, when the number of people affected by the coronavirus began to rise, and patients reported that they were being turned away from hospitals due to lack of beds.
Responding to this challenge, Modulus Housing, an Indian Institute of Technology Madras-incubated startup, has made use of a novel technology of collapsible structures, and developed a foldable and portable hospital unit called the ‘MediCAB’ that can be installed anywhere within eight hours by four people.
The USP of the MediCAB is that it comes equipped with a prefabrication modular technology and a telescopic frame that allows the model to be shrunk to 1/5th of its original size, which makes it convenient for storage and transportation. Post-pandemic, these cabins can be remodelled into micro-hospitals/clinics for rural places. They can be easily shifted and placed there.
Earlier this week, Modulus Housing deployed a 15-bed MediCAB to Varadoor town in Kerala’s Wayanad district. This facility has been attached to the local primary healthcare centre there.
Built at a cost of approximately Rs 16 lakh (basic structure Rs 12 lakh) including transportation, electric circuiting, plumbing and onsite installation, the facility was paid for through a grant issued by the non-profit Habitat For Humanity’s Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter.
Modulus Housing has collaborated with the State government-backed Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) which provided inputs on the certifications and customizations necessary for the project.
“We have developed four different models or ‘zones’ of the MediCAB, ranging from a simple cabin like accommodation for healthcare workers to an ICU facility for critical patients. For people, who have tested positive, but are not critical, our facility can hold anywhere between 12-16 patients. Our 15-bed facility in Wayanad is for such people. ??? says Shreeram Ravichandran, the CEO of Modulus Housing, to The Better India.
‘MediCAB’ Portable Hospital Unit, developed by IIT Madras Startup Modulus, being deployed in Wayanad, Kerala.
There are four different categories or zones of MediCABs
Zone 1: This is for healthcare workers, predominantly doctors and nurses. As per the recommendations of medical experts, its best that they stay in the same facility and not travel to home because of fears of cross-contamination. This facility includes a restroom and change room and has been designed like a simple cabin.

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