Yusuf A
Hospital Building & Equipment Company, St. Louis, MO, USA.
J Healthc Resour Manag. 1997 Jun;15(5):28-31.
Before 1989 seismic upgrading of hospital structures was not a primary consideration among hospital owners. However, after extensive earthquake damage to hospital buildings at Loma Prieta in Northern California in 1989 and then at Northridge in Southern California in 1994, hospital owners, legislators, and design teams become concerned about the need for seismic upgrading of existing facilities. Because the damage hospital structures sustained in the earthquakes was so severe and far-reaching, California has enacted laws that mandate seismic upgrading for existing facilities. Now hospital owners will have to upgrade buildings that do not conform to statewide seismic adequacy laws. By 2030, California expects all of its hospital structures to be sufficiently seismic-resistant. Slowly, regions in the Midwest and on the East Coast are following their example. This article outlines reasons and ways for seismic upgrading of existing facilities.
1989年以前，医院业主并不将医院建筑的抗震升级作为首要考虑因素。然而，1989年北加利福尼亚州洛马普列塔以及1994年南加利福尼亚州北岭发生的地震，使医院建筑遭受了广泛破坏，之后，医院业主、立法者和设计团队开始关注对现有设施进行抗震升级的必要性。由于医院建筑在地震中遭受的破坏非常严重且影响深远，加利福尼亚州已颁布法律，要求对现有设施进行抗震升级。现在，医院业主将不得不对不符合全州抗震安全标准法律的建筑进行升级。到2030年，加利福尼亚州预计其所有医院建筑都将具备足够的抗震能力。慢慢地，中西部和东海岸地区也在效仿。本文概述了对现有设施进行抗震升级的原因和方法。
