Open AccessHospital incident command system, the pillar of COVID-19 outbreak response: An experience from Patan Hospital, Nepal
Author(s) -
Sunil Adhikari,
Suraj Rijal,
Paras Kumar Acharya,
Bishnu Prasad Sharma,
Imran Ansari,
Piyush Rajbhandari,
P. Thapa
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of patan academy of health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2091-2757
pISSN - 2091-2749
DOI - 10.3126/jpahs.v7i1.28872
Subject(s) - outbreak , preparedness , medical emergency , covid-19 , medicine , emergency medicine , contingency plan , virology , computer security , computer science , disease , political science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law
In times of disaster, hospital’s preparedness for disaster and response plan contributes significantly to better functioning of the hospital and reducing mortality and morbidity. Activating Hospital incident command system in a timely manner in Patan Hospital has showed how the hospital is better prepared to handle this epidemic outbreak.