UMMS Affiliation
Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Publication Date
2020-04-29
Document Type
Editorial
Disciplines
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Health and Medical Administration | Health Services Administration | Infectious Disease | Surgery | Surgical Procedures, Operative | Virus Diseases
Abstract
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, our vascular surgery division has implemented a 24/7 vascular access team to provide line placement services throughout our medical center. We believe this model allows us to maximize our skillset while providing an important service for the hospital during this crisis. Additionally, this model allows us to control our own workforce and preserve workforce availability in the likely event that some of our providers contract the disease.
Keywords
COVID-19, vascular surgery, volume, workforce, vascular access team, staffing, resource model
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DOI of Published Version
10.1016/j.jvs.2020.04.493
Source
Sheth PD, Simons JP, Robichaud DI, Ciaranello AL, Schanzer A. Development of a Surgical Workforce Access Team (SWAT) in the Battle Against COVID-19. J Vasc Surg. 2020 Apr 29:S0741-5214(20)31099-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2020.04.493. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32361069; PMCID: PMC7190504. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Journal of vascular surgery
Related Resources
PubMed ID
32361069
Repository Citation
Sheth PD, Simons JP, Robichaud DI, Ciaranello AL, Schanzer A. (2020). Development of a Surgical Workforce Access Team (SWAT) in the Battle Against COVID-19. COVID-19 Publications by UMMS Authors. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2020.04.493. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/covid19/25
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