Hospital capacities and shortages of healthcare resources among US hospitals during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN), March 27–July 14, 2020

During March 27–July 14, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Healthcare Safety Network extended its surveillance to hospital capacities responding to COVID-19 pandemic. The data showed wide variations across hospitals in case burden, bed occupancies, ventilator usage, and...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2022-10, Vol.43 (10), p.1473-1476
Main Authors: Wu, Hsiu, Soe, Minn M., Konnor, Rebecca, Dantes, Raymund, Haass, Kathryn, Dudeck, Margaret A., Gross, Cindy, Leaptrot, Denise, Sapiano, Mathew R. P., Allen-Bridson, Katherine, Wattenmaker, Lauren, Peterson, Kelly, Lemoine, Kent, Chernetsky Tejedor, Sheri, Edwards, Jonathan R., Pollock, Daniel, Benin, Andrea L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Archives & records
Concise Communication
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Data collection
Emergency preparedness
Health care
Health care policy
Health surveillance
Hospitals
Medical laboratories
Medical supplies
Mortality
Pandemics
Patient safety
Personal protective equipment
Public health
Shortages
Trends
Ventilators
Workforce planning
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:During March 27–July 14, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Healthcare Safety Network extended its surveillance to hospital capacities responding to COVID-19 pandemic. The data showed wide variations across hospitals in case burden, bed occupancies, ventilator usage, and healthcare personnel and supply status. These data were used to inform emergency responses.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1017/ice.2021.280