Open AccessFramework for obstetrics and gynecology department change management in response to COVID-19 pandemic: A tertiary center experience
Author(s) -
Azza Madkhali,
Sharifa O Al Ghamdi,
Hythem Al-Sum,
Hanan M. Al-Kadri,
Suwarnnah Sinnappan,
Nadia A Al Ghilan,
Heba Hamam,
Hayat Al-Rabiea'a,
Saad M AL-Shamrani,
Saif Al Saif,
Nabiha Tashkandi,
Mohamed S. Al-Moamary
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/atm.atm_602_20
Subject(s) - pandemic , tertiary care , obstetrics and gynaecology , medicine , covid-19 , health care , family medicine , medical emergency , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , political science , pregnancy , biology , genetics , law
Coronavirus (cov) disease 2019 pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome cov 2 has imposed significant demands on healthcare systems across the world. These demands were more significant on obstetrics and gynecology (obgyn) patients, who required services that had to continue despite the closure of other services. This paper describes the change management of an obgyn department at a tertiary health-care center. That experience resulted in a complete management shift in the institution and the formation of an infectious disease epidemic plan for respiratory infections. Description of the change management performed, difficulties encountered, and achievements obtained can assist other departments change management when they face similar situations.