Open AccessVariation in Initial U.S. Hospital Responses to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic*
Author(s) -
Kusum S. Mathews,
Kevin P. Seitz,
Kelly C. Vranas,
Abhijit Duggal,
Thomas S. Valley,
Bo Zhao,
Stephanie Gundel,
Michael O. Harhay,
Steven Y. Chang,
Catherine L. Hough
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.002
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1530-0293
pISSN - 0090-3493
DOI - 10.1097/ccm.0000000000005013
Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , staffing , context (archaeology) , emergency medicine , preparedness , observational study , psychological intervention , health care , disease , medical emergency , covid-19 , infectious disease (medical specialty) , nursing , paleontology , political science , law , economics , biology , economic growth
The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has strained many healthcare systems. In response, U.S. hospitals altered their care delivery systems, but there are few data regarding specific structural changes. Understanding these changes is important to guide interpretation of outcomes and inform pandemic preparedness. We sought to characterize emergency responses across hospitals in the United States over time and in the context of local case rates early in the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.