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Jeanette Ives Erickson1, Michael Allard, Bonnie Blanchfield
1Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (Ms Ives Erickson, Mr Allard, and BG Hammond, USA); Harvard School of Public Health, and Brigham Health, Boston, Massachusetts (Dr Blanchfield); MassGeneral Brigham, Boston, Massachusetts (Dr Meyer); Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts (Dr Boland); and East-West Protection, Rockville, Maryland (Dr Vanderwagen).
Abstract:
As hospitals across the world realized their surge capacity would not be enough to care for patients with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) infection, an urgent need to open field hospitals prevailed. In this article the authors describe the implementation process of opening a Boston field hospital including the development of a culture unique to this crisis and the local community needs. Through first-person accounts, readers will learn (1) about Boston Hope, (2) how leaders managed and collaborated, (3) how the close proximity of the care environment impacted decision-making and management style, and (4) the characteristics of leaders under pressure as observed by the team.
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