Radiology Preparedness in the Ongoing Battle against COVID-19: Experiences from Large to Small Public Hospitals in
Bien Peng Tan1, Kheng Choon Lim1, Yong Geng Goh1
1Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433, Republic of Singapore (B.P.T., G.J.L.K.); Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Republic of Singapore (K.C.L., L.P.C., B.S.T.); Department of Diagnostic Imaging, National University Hospital, Singapore, Republic of Singapore (Y.G.G., S.T.Q.); Department of Radiology, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore, Republic of Singapore (S.S.X.K., S.B.S.W.); Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Kandang Kerbau Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Republic of Singapore (S.Y.T.); and Department of Radiology, Changi General Hospital, Singapore, Republic of Singapore (A.C.C.P.).
Abstract:
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic presents an unprecedented challenge to the health care systems of the world. In Singapore, early experiences of the radiology community on managing this pandemic was shaped by lessons learned from the severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak in 2003. This article surveys the operational responses of radiology departments from six public hospitals in Singapore. © RSNA, 2020.
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