Design for Implementation of a System-Level ICU Pandemic Surge Staffing Plan

• 2020

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• Gavin Harris; Marie Baldisseri; Benjamin Reynolds; Antoinette Orsino; Rachel Sackrowitz; Jonathan Bishop
PMID: 32695999DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097%2FCCE.0000000000000136

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This article presents a plan to help hospitals manage more patients during pandemics like COVID-19. It explains how the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center created a system to increase ICU staff when needed. The plan uses different levels of healthcare workers, including doctors and nurses, and includes telemedicine support. Hospitals can adjust their staffing based on patient numbers using this model. The goal is to ensure that all patients get the care they need even when there are many sick people at once. This approach helps hospitals be ready for future health emergencies too.

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Focus Areas: Infectious Disease; Natural Disasters; Violence

Audiences: Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Disaster Planning; Health Personnel; Intensive Care Units; Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; Telemedicine; Pandemics; Mass Casualty Incidents; Surge Capacity; COVID-19; Pandemic Preparedness

Institutions: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; University of Pittsburgh; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

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