Establishing a national indicator-based surveillance system for hospital bed utilization by COVID-19 patients in the Philippines.

Autor:	Cabaro BS 3rd; Health Facility Development Bureau, Department of Health, Manila, Philippines., Dela Paz GAT; Health Facility Development Bureau, Department of Health, Manila, Philippines., Dotingco JB; World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines., Almirol BJQ; Health Facility Development Bureau, Department of Health, Manila, Philippines., Borlongan GR; Field Implementation and Coordination Team, Department of Health, Manila, Philippines., Cebreros ROD; Field Implementation and Coordination Team, Department of Health, Manila, Philippines., Diangco PB; Knowledge Management and Information Technology Service, Department of Health, Manila., Quijalvo KPB; Knowledge Management and Information Technology Service, Department of Health, Manila., Tan JPU; Knowledge Management and Information Technology Service, Department of Health, Manila., Tonato RRD; Health Facility Development Bureau, Department of Health, Manila, Philippines.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Western Pacific surveillance and response journal : WPSAR [Western Pac Surveill Response J] 2023 Sep 30; Vol. 14 (5 Spec edition), pp. 1-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 30 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.5365/wpsar.2023.14.5.1038
Abstrakt:	In March 2020, the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) designed and rapidly implemented a national surveillance system for the utilization of hospital beds by patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to produce complete and timely data for use by various levels of governance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The DOH launched the DOH DataCollect (DDC) Bed Tracker system, a web-based application that collects information from all 1906 public and private hospitals and infirmaries across the country using a modular data collection tool. Data on the maximum number of occupied COVID-19-designated beds ( n  = 28 261), hospital bed utilization rate (71.7%), and mechanical ventilator number ( n  = 1846) and utilization rate (58.5%) were recorded in September 2021 during the Delta surge of cases in the Philippines. Data on human resources, personal protective equipment and supplies, and other operational indicators were added to the system during various modifications. Information from the DDC was used to inform the COVID-19 response and operations at national and local levels and facilitated research at academic and nongovernmental agencies. The development of the DDC system demonstrates that an effective surveillance system for use by all health-care facilities is achievable through strong national leadership, the use of available technology and adaptive information systems, and the establishment of networks across different health facilities and stakeholders. Competing Interests: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare. ((c) 2023 The authors; licensee World Health Organization.)
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