Thanks for the explanation, Abaco. 👍

No. They are two different problems. The plumbing of oxygen systems was not designed for a respirator to run in every patient room at the same time. The pipes are there. They just weren't sized for it. They weren't designed for a pandemic.

Operating rooms are supposed to be positive pressure as one of the measures to keep bacteria out of the room and surgical site. The airflow in an operating room is complicated. Some out there think making the room negative protects everybody but the person being operating on. They're knowledge and priorities should both be questioned. Note - I've not seen a lot of this second problem.

I've seen bureaucrats making technical decisions. That's when you see things like brand new 737s crashing and space shuttles blowing up on the launch...

iirc, your earlier comments were that the oxygen systems weren't designed to deliver the pressure of oxygen required by many patients requiring it simultaneously.
Are you saying that the same systems are being used for negative pressure and that is making delivery of oxygen to critical patients even worse?
Please excuse my lack of even rudimentary knowledge on this topic as I am a neophyte in this area.

Some doctors are making the operating rooms negative pressure. Shouldn't do that. See my earlier thread on oxygen systems in hospitals. Many healthcare providers seem to not understand the physics on those systems. Note the poor outcome rate with them...

As I type this I can overhear the news on the tv (my wife likes to leave that garbage on) saying that very close to home here they are going to start fining people who don't wear face coverings. Can't help but chuckle...

C'mon, Abaco. More details if you can.
I've been in agreement with your statement on hospitals for years, but I sense you have more current data to share.