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  • Healthcare Management
  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Resource Allocation

Background:

  • Critical care capacity is a significant challenge for healthcare systems, especially during public health emergencies.
  • Understanding how critical care organizations (CCOs) manage resources under varying demand is crucial for effective healthcare delivery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe factors influencing critical care capacity.
  • To outline how U.S. academic center CCOs "flow-size" critical care resources during normal, strain, and surge conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of PubMed, federal agency reports, and American Hospital Association data.
  • Analysis of previous CCO survey results and selected studies on critical care capacity and utilization.
  • Consensus building among the Academic Leaders in the Critical Care Medicine Task Force via conference calls.

Main Results:

  • Critical care "flow-sizing" involves vertical (internal resources) and horizontal (interdepartmental) integration.
  • Methods for managing critical care resources during normal, strain, and surge conditions were detailed.
  • Advantages, barriers, and recommendations for scaling critical care operations through CCOs were identified.

Conclusions:

  • The CCO governance model facilitates rapid and cost-effective "flow-sizing" of critical care services.
  • Comprehensive "flow-sizing" strategies are essential for preparing for future epidemics, as highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Urgent planning for adequate critical care capacity is needed to address potential future crises.