Experiencing the Surge: Report From a Large New York Radiation Oncology Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is affecting all aspects of life and changing the practice of medicine. Multiple recommendations exist on how radiation oncology practices should deal with this crisis, but little information is available on what actually happens when the COVID-19 surge arrives. New York City experienced the first surge of COVID-19 in the United States and is now the epicenter of the global pandemic. This study reviews how COVID-19 has affected aspects of medicine, nursing, radiation therapy, and administration in a hospital system in New York.

Methods and materials

A retrospective review was conducted of the department of radiation oncology in a single health system in New York from March 1, 2020, to April 1, 2020. Collaboration was o

SUBMITTER: Buckstein M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7199705 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature