Isolation Room

An isolation room is a specifically designated patient room designed to contain the spread of infectious agents. It may include controlled ventilation (negative or positive pressure), dedicated equipment, and stricter cleaning protocols. Environmental cleaning inside isolation rooms typically requires higher-strength disinfectants and stricter adherence to contact time.

Isolation rooms are a primary containment tool for outbreaks and highly transmissible pathogens. Rigorous disinfection between occupancies is essential to prevent onward transmission.

Housing patients with C. difficile, MRSA, tuberculosis, or novel respiratory viruses, and performing enhanced terminal cleaning between occupants.