Table 2. Operational capabilities HLIUs reported they would add or construct if funding were available, United States*.

Funding amount	Capability	No. HLIUs
$100,000	Additional training/drills (e.g., for other diseases, purchase of simulation equipment)	6
	Broad supplies/equipment (e.g., beds, ventilators, family support technology/equipment)	4
	Laboratory capability and capacity (e.g., reduced transport of materials, lab hood in unit, purchase of new decontamination equipment)	4
$500,000	On-site waste disposal	4
	Expanded and updated patient rooms	3
	Enhanced laboratory capabilities (e.g., additional laboratory tests, larger lab space)	3
	Expanded isolation unit (e.g., increase capacity of negative-pressure rooms)	2
$1,000,000	Renovated/expanded isolation unit	4
	Separate, permanent isolation unit	3
	Expanded training (e.g., increased frequency)	2

*Individual HLIUs self-reported data through an electronically administered survey administered in 2016. HLIU, high-level isolation unit.