Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital
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    Using Hospital Incident Command Systems to Respond to the Pediatric Mental and Behavioral Health Crisis of the COVID-19 Pandemic
  
  
  
  
    
    
      
  
          
        This article discusses how hospital incident command systems (HICS) were implemented to expand mental and behavioral healthcare (MBHC) services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data on …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Association of Emergency Department Characteristics With Presence of Recommended Pediatric‐Specific Behavioral Health Policies
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2024
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · University of California San Francisco, 
          
            
            · Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, 
          
            
            · Northwestern University, 
          
            
            · University of Utah, 
          
            
            · Boston Children's Hospital, 
          
            
            · Harvard Medical School, 
          
            
            · Brown University, 
          
            
            · Alaska Department of Health, 
          
            
            · University of California, Los Angeles
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        The article looks at how emergency departments (EDs) have policies for children's mental health. It describes how certain features of EDs, like size and location, …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Developing a Practical Algorithm for a Pediatric Emergency Department’s Response to Radiological Dispersal Device Events
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2013
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · Northwestern University, 
          
            
            · Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, 
          
            
            · Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This study discusses a plan for helping children in an emergency room after a "dirty bomb" event. It explains how to sort and treat kids …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Waterworks, a Full-Scale Chemical Exposure Exercise: Interrogating Pediatric Critical Care Surge Capacity in an Inner-City Tertiary Care Medical Center
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2014
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, 
          
            
            · Northwestern University, 
          
            
            · University of New York at Stony Brook
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This study conducted a full-scale exercise to test New York's Kings County Hospital Center's Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) surge plan during a chlorine overexposure …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    HAZUS Modeling for Hurricane Effect on a Healthcare Campus: Implications for Health Care Planning
  
  
  
  
    
    
      
  
          
        This study models the damage to a healthcare campus post-hurricane to aid in pre- and post-storm planning for healthcare services and evacuations. Using HAZUS analysis, …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Standardizing and Improving Care for Pediatric Agitation Management in the Emergency Department
  
  
  
  
    
    
      
  
          
        The article describes efforts to improve care for children with agitation in emergency departments. A team created a plan to standardize treatment, aiming to reduce …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Emergency Medical Services for Children: Office Emergency and Disaster Readiness
  
  
  
  
    
    
      
  
          
        This 4-page special issue article looks at the role of the pediatrician in preparation for office emergencies and local disasters. During office emergencies, focus is …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Building Community Engagement Capacity in a Transdisciplinary Population Health Research Consortium
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2024
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · Loyola University Chicago, 
          
            
            · Northwestern University, 
          
            
            · University of Alabama at Birmingham, 
          
            
            · University of California –San Diego School of Medicine, 
          
            
            · University of California, San Diego, 
          
            
            · University of Michigan, 
          
            
            · University of Minnesota
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This article discusses how a research group focused on population health worked to involve communities in their studies. By building strong connections and using a …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Infection Prevention and Control Implications of Special Pathogens in Children
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2024
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · Northwestern University, 
          
            
            · Emory University, 
          
            
            · University of Nebraska Medical Center, 
          
            
            · Seattle Children's Hospital, 
          
            
            · University of Washington
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        Special pathogens, highly transmissible and causing severe disease, require Children's hospital healthcare personnel (HCP) to identify, isolate, and inform to prevent transmission. This article discusses …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Preparing the Pediatric Workforce for Future Pandemics and Disasters
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2024
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · Stanford University, 
          
            
            · Northwestern University
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        In this editorial, the journal issue editors emphasize the importance of reflecting on the successes and failures in dealing with the global COVID-19 pandemic to …