In a contributed article for PHCPPros, a plumbing, heating, cooling, and piping industry-focused publication, John Gregory looks back on the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare facilities. Gregory, a certified medical gas inspector and a plumbing technical leader at Henderson Engineers, specializes in plumbing and medical gas-related projects for healthcare providers.

Gregory expertly examines and outlines the pandemic’s effects on medical facilities including the increased demand for oxygen and medical air amid ventilator shortages, the emergence of pop-up emergency treatment facilities, and the piping solutions used to deliver lifesaving oxygen and medical gas quickly and cost-effectively. Most compellingly, he shares insights from his personal visits to care facilities across the country and touches on how design guidelines might evolve to account for future pandemics.

To read the full article, visit https://www.phcppros.com/articles/12926-time-for-reflection-part-i.

Gregory is a regular contributor to PHCPPros. More of his work can be found at https://www.phcppros.com/authors/23-john-gregory.