Pediatric Emergency Department Responses to COVID-19: Transitioning from Surge Preparation to Regional Support

• 2020

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• Emily Hartford; Ashley Keilman; Hiromi Yoshida; Russell Migita; Todd Chang; Brianna Enriquez
PMID: 32618547DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017%2Fdmp.2020.197

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This study examined the response stages within two children's hospitals on the West Coast of the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. These hospitals adjusted their focus from preparing for a surge in child patients to assisting with the adult response, as pediatric volumes remained low. They also planned for future needs by considering accepting older patients and transferring pediatric cases from other hospitals to free up space for adult patients during the pandemic's peak times. It highlights the critical need for flexibility and resilience, in addition to coordinated regional response.

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Hazard: Infectious Disease

Audiences: Emergency Managers; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stages: Response; Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Collection: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Disaster Planning; Health Services Needs and Demand; Hospitals, Pediatric; Pediatrics; Coronavirus Infections; Emergency Service, Hospital; Pandemics; Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Surge Capacity; COVID-19

Institutions: Seattle Children's Hospital; Children's Hospital Los Angeles

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