To avoid infections, hospital planners must give thought to areas such as building design, ventilation, work safety, environmental hygiene, fluid mechanics, communicable diseases, hospital management, mental health, and hygiene education.
台灣大學流行病學研究所教授金傳春說，要避免院內感染，醫院的規劃必須考量到建築設計、通風設備、職業安全、環境衛生、流體力學、傳染流行病、醫院管理、心理衛生、衛生教育等專業領域。