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Emergency department COVID management policies: one institution's experience and lessons learned

Evan S Leibner1, Sonya Stokes2, Danish Ahmad1

  • 1Institute for Critical Care Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY.

Emergency Medicine Practice
|May 5, 2020
PubMed

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This monograph details the interdisciplinary response of the Mount Sinai Health System to the COVID-19 pandemic. It shares lessons learned and protocols to aid other healthcare systems in combating the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Area of Science:

  • * Infectious Diseases and Public Health
  • * Healthcare System Management

Background:

  • * The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by SARS-CoV-2, emerged in late 2019, rapidly escalating into a global pandemic.
  • * New York City became the US epicenter, with the Mount Sinai Health System at the forefront of managing the crisis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • * To summarize lessons learned from interdisciplinary collaborations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • * To provide a template of guidelines and protocols for other healthcare systems.

Main Methods:

  • * Documenting experiences and strategies implemented by the Mount Sinai Health System.
  • * Fostering interdisciplinary collaboration across 8 hospitals.

Main Results:

  • * Identification of key challenges posed by the rapid spread of COVID-19.
  • * Development of adaptive guidelines and protocols.

Conclusions:

  • * Interdisciplinary collaboration is crucial for managing pandemic-level infectious disease outbreaks.
  • * Sharing lessons learned can help other healthcare systems prepare and respond effectively to COVID-19.

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