Title
Coronavirus Disease 2019 Capacity Response: Where's the Right Balance
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Medicine
Publication Date
2021-03-17
Document Type
Editorial
Disciplines
Health and Medical Administration | Health Services Administration | Infectious Disease | Virus Diseases
Abstract
A major challenge facing almost all health care systems during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID- 19) pandemic has been preparing for sufficient inpatient capacity. Throughout the pandemic, we have seen numerous stories from northern Italy, New York City, and California of hospitals experiencing overwhelming volumes of patients. While demand for critical care beds was particularly high, the lack of acute care beds was also evident.
Keywords
COVID-19, pandemic, hospital, inpatients, capacity management
DOI of Published Version
10.1097/MLR.0000000000001533
Source
Kobayashi KJ, Alper EJ. Coronavirus Disease 2019 Capacity Response: Where's the Right Balance? Med Care. 2021 Mar 17. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001533. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33734197. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Medical care
Related Resources
PubMed ID
33734197
Repository Citation
Kobayashi KJ, Alper EJ. (2021). Coronavirus Disease 2019 Capacity Response: Where's the Right Balance. COVID-19 Publications by UMass Chan Authors. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000001533. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/covid19/193