Yes. Rolascreen partitions are manufactured in Los Angeles, California, and are the only customizable retractable infection control partitions of this type made in the United States. The Buy American Act and related Buy America provisions establish preferences for U.S.-manufactured products in federal procurement, and Rolascreen's domestic manufacturing supports compliance with those preferences.

This is one of the reasons Rolascreen has been adopted across scores of VA hospitals, the U.S. military, the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute, the National Institute of Health, and numerous state government institutions. For federal procurement officers evaluating partition systems against alternatives manufactured in Sweden or the United Kingdom, the domestic-manufacturing distinction has direct procurement implications.

Rolascreen partitions are compatible with airborne infection isolation (AII) room environments. The partition itself does not generate, restrict, or disrupt the negative pressure airflow that defines AII rooms — that airflow is created by the room's ventilation system, not the privacy barrier. The partition functions as a visual and physical barrier within the room, supporting contact precautions, patient privacy, and the bounded environment that staff and the patient share.

The partition is also fully compatible with the rigorous terminal cleaning that AII rooms require, including the use of sodium hypochlorite at the concentrations CDC specifies for sporicidal cleaning. For facilities converting standard rooms into temporary isolation areas during a surge, Rolascreen provides the privacy and visible separation that the precaution protocol requires, while leaving the negative pressure system to do its work uninterrupted.

From storage to operational bay, deployment is measured in seconds per unit. A single staff member can retrieve a nested partition, wheel it into position, extend it to its full 10' 3" span, and lock the wheelbase — typically in under one minute per partition. Facilities maintaining surge readiness with Rolascreens stored on-site can convert a hallway, cafeteria, conference room, or gymnasium into infection-controllable bays within an hour or two depending on the number of bays needed.

This is meaningfully faster than alternatives. Fixed construction requires permits, contractors, and weeks of lead time. Ceiling-tracked curtain systems require installation. Modular tent or wall systems require multiple staff and assembly time. The nesting storage form factor is the key — dozens of partitions can be staged in a single equipment closet, ready for the next event.

Yes. The portable Elite form factor was used extensively during COVID-19 for alternate care site conversions — convention centers, school gymnasiums, military field operations, and similar environments. The combination of rapid deployment, weighted-base stability without floor anchoring, infection-control-compatible surfaces, and Buy American Act manufacturing makes Rolascreen a good fit for federal and state alternate care site procurement.

Many of the 200+ partitions supplied to VA and military facilities during the COVID surge went directly into these kinds of conversions. The partition's ability to be transported, deployed, used, recovered, cleaned, and stored for the next event distinguishes it from disposable or single-use alternatives.

Rolascreen Elite panels are validated for compatibility with the major chemical classes used in healthcare disinfection. These include sodium hypochlorite (bleach) up to 10,000 ppm — twice the 5,000 ppm upper bound CDC specifies for sporicidal cleaning of C. difficile; quaternary ammonium compounds including CaviCide; accelerated hydrogen peroxide commonly used for terminal cleaning; and alcohol-based wipes for spot disinfection.

This matters in isolation contexts because CDC's transmission-based precaution protocols require rigorous and frequent disinfection — twice daily for contact and droplet precautions, plus terminal cleaning after every patient transfer. A barrier that handles those concentrations without degradation fits the protocol your facility uses for every other high-touch surface. For more on terminal cleaning integration, see Terminal Cleaning & Hospital Room Turnover.

Yes. Panel graphics are printed on the same non-porous polyester film used for the standard product, which means custom graphics survive the same hospital disinfection cycle as the rest of the partition. Federal facilities have deployed Rolascreens with VA branding, military service seals, Army Medicine insignia (such as Moncrief Army Health Clinic), and other identifying graphics that support facility identity and wayfinding.

Custom printing is provided at no additional cost when graphics are supplied in usable format, with no manipulation required. For complex or branded artwork, Rolascreen's art library is also available. The printed graphics are durable across thousands of cleaning cycles and do not peel, fade, or degrade with standard hospital disinfection protocols.

The Joint Commission's 2024 Infection Prevention and Control standards include a specific focus on high-consequence infectious disease preparedness — the institutional capacity to respond rapidly to outbreaks of serious transmissible illness. Facilities are expected to demonstrate plans, infrastructure, and equipment that can scale to a surge event.

Rolascreen partitions support this in three ways. First, the portable form factor lets facilities convert non-clinical space into infection-controllable bays without construction — the structural element of a high-consequence preparedness plan. Second, the non-porous, wipeable surface meets the cleaning requirements for transmission-based precautions in any of the CDC categories. Third, the storage and redeployment model means surge infrastructure isn't sitting unused; the same partitions handle daily operations and scale up when needed. For broader compliance context, see Infection Control Partitions for Hospitals.