A Multisite Investigation of Areas for Improvement in COVID-19 Surge Capacity Management.

ABSTRACT: The congressionally authorized National Disaster Medical System Pilot Program was created in December 2019 to strengthen the medical surge capability, capacity, and interoperability of affiliated healthcare facilities in 5 regions across the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic provided an unprecedented opportunity to learn how participating healthcare facilities handled medical surge events during an active public health emergency. We applied a modified version of the Barbisch and Koenig 4-S framework (staff, stuff, space, systems) to analyze COVID-19 surge management practices implemented by healthcare stakeholders at 5 pilot sites. In total, 32 notable practices were identified to increase surge capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic that have potential applications for other heal

SUBMITTER: Post ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10541923 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature