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New normal: caring for hospitalised patients in the Bronx, New York, during COVID ‐19
Author(s) -
Akiyama Matthew J.,
Arnsten Julia H.,
Roth Serena
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/imj.15040
Subject(s) - staffing , covid-19 , social distance , medicine , infection control , health care , gerontology , nursing , virology , intensive care medicine , economic growth , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics
The Bronx, New York, is the poorest congressional district in the United States and has the highest COVID‐19 infection rate in New York City. COVID‐19 has led to major changes in our healthcare system, including heightened infection‐control practices, novel staffing patterns and widespread social distancing. In this article, we describe how our experience with inpatient care has changed in the wake of COVID‐19.