Canadian industry leaders worked together amidst the COVID-19 crisis to launch the Citizen Care Pod, a smart screening and testing pod that integrates intelligent technology within a modular design to support a safe, responsible recovery for governments, businesses, and communities.
The Citizen Care Pod is a customizable unit outfitted with the capabilities to enable turnkey mobile COVID-19 testing in high-traffic business environments and communities with the goal to expedite testing, screening, and eventually vaccination on mass scale.
A multi-disciplinary team of industry leaders led by
Utilizing modular construction methods,
From the start, the integration of technology has been critical in the vision of the Citizen Care Pod. It is equipped with a suite of intelligent, customizable technologies powered by the trusted Microsoft Azure cloud platform and Azure AI, including the Insight Connected Platform and PCL's Job Site Insights Internet of Things hubs, to enable safety and security in the physical testing environment for patients and front-line healthcare workers.
The customizable and portable structure is a ready-to-use solution for large-scale businesses, public works, sports and entertainment venues, airports, transit centres and more to support economic recovery. The core focus of the Citizen Care Pod is to not only provide relief to over-burdened hospitals, but also empower businesses and communities to be leaders in health promotion and disease prevention.
The Citizen Care Pod has applications beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, including the option to add capabilities for testing and screening for flu season and viral outbreaks, delivering vaccines, and can be further augmented to address future public health needs.
QUICK FACTS
The Citizen Care Pod is a retrofitted 20-foot or 40-foot shipping container that is equipped with four to 10 testing stations that are designed to physically and safely separate the front-line testing administrator from the patient being tested or screened. In partnership with a lab diagnostics provider, all customizable testing will be administered outside of the pod to address concerns about testing in confined spaces.
There are sanitization stations outside with connected hand sanitizers, as well as sanitization stations inside for the healthcare worker.
Recognized as a safer, sustainable, and more energy-efficient approach to build, the Citizen Care Pod's modular construction means it can be rapidly installed to any site, including high-traffic or remote locations.
The Citizen Care Pod features a core set of intelligent technology and design features, including:
Job Site Insights, PCL's smart Internet of Things (IoT) construction platform powered by Microsoft Azure and Azure IoT, monitors climate conditions such as temperature, pressure and humidity within the pod and has the ability to provide notification if thresholds are exceeded.
Insight's Connected Platform, powered by Azure, enables care givers to monitor wait times and crowd sizing via a single, intelligent dashboard to support smarter, safer staffing and supplies.
The Citizen Care Pod can be customized to include additional intelligent technologies and design features, which can include:
Additional exterior cameras and speakers to measure distance between people and send audio reminders if safe distancing is not maintained
AI-enabled cameras to alert healthcare workers when proper face protection requirements are not being met
Security cameras with local or remote visual display and cameras inside the Pod to monitor and send alerts when the unit has reached capacity
Tablets to enable real-time, non-contact communication between healthcare workers and patients, including a health questionnaire conducted by a chatbot developed by Insight and instructions in multiple languages
Smart hand sanitizing stations are located outside of the pod for citizen testing, as well as inside the pod for healthcare professionals. Each station can integrate Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) sensors into hand sanitizing stations to help promote usage and compliance with hygiene policies, with a notification when sanitizer needs to be replenished
The Citizen Care Pod does not store personally identifiable information. Healthcare information remains anonymous to maintain patient privacy.
QUOTES
'The Citizen Care Pod is a turnkey solution that accelerates recovery for businesses and public institutions, such as airports, offices, sports and entertainment complexes, construction sites, and more by rebuilding staff and customer confidence that your organization is equipped to ensure their safety.' -
'Even though the benefits of the Citizen Care Pod are far-reaching, the design and construction process was uniquely local because we could only use local materials and parts. The story of the Citizen Care Pod is really a story of the entrepreneurial spirit during the coronavirus pandemic.' -
'At PCL, we anticipate challenges and are proactive in developing solutions that make construction safer, more efficient and more sustainable. The Citizen Care Pod's modular construction and integrated technology make it a sustainable, plug-and-play solution that can be rapidly deployed to support the safe reopening of our economy.' -
'Detection and prevention of the further spread of viruses is key to getting people back to work and interacting together in public again. The Citizen Care Pod demonstrates how intelligent technology can accelerate that effort in a safe and sensible manner.' -
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