A series of inspections targeting 23 medical facilities across Taipei City revealed substandard indoor air quality in seven medical institutions.
Taiwan News
Date: 2017/11/22
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News)—After a series of inspections targeting 23 medical facilities
Inspections revealed substandard indoor air quality in seven Taipei medical institutions. (Photo from Flickr by 陈霆, Ting Chen, Wing)
across Taipei City revealing substandard indoor air quality in seven medical institutions, the city’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has ordered them to improve their respective situation.
If no improvements are made within the designated period, violators will be fined between NT$5,000 and NT$25,000.
Premises failing to comply with Indoor Air Quality Act due to bacteria levels exceeding 1500 CFU/m3 include National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei Chang Kung Memorial Hospital, Wanfang Hospital, Heping Hospital, Taipei Medical University Hospital, National Taiwan University Children’s Hospital, and Mackay Children’s Hospital. The carbon dioxide concentrations at Heping Hospital also exceeded the alarming level of 1000 ppm. [FULL STORY]
