Minimize Risk of Intra-Hospital Acquired Transmission to Confront Pandemic COVID-19 in Taiwan

Since December 2019, the COVID-19 confirmed case number has increased rapidly in China. Subsequently has spread globally. Since late January 2020, Taiwan CDC and government have took measures early and quick response to Covid-19, take action to develop strategies to manage epidemic crisis and community spread in early stage. Taiwan has aware importance of design of isolation route from emergency department, outpatient, intensive care unit, ordinary ward and isolation rooms in health care facilities. For yearly hospital evaluation has been assessed elements that related functional capacity of hospital safety, which aims to examine the level of preparedness of hospital staffs for major emergencies or disaster.