Application of Health-Care Networking in COVID-19: A Brief Report
| Autor: | Neha Chugh, Tamorish Kole, Punidha Kaliaperumal |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) surge capacity 0211 other engineering and technologies 02 engineering and technology Disasters Concepts in Disaster Medicine 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pandemic Health care medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Resilience (network) Pandemics disaster preparedness 021110 strategic defence & security studies Surge Capacity Emergency management Event (computing) business.industry health-care networking pandemic Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 Public relations Public Health Business Delivery of Health Care |
| Zdroj: | Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness |
| ISSN: | 1938-744X 1935-7893 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/dmp.2020.379 |
| Popis: | Health-care systems all over the world are stretched out and being reconfigured to deal with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Some countries have flattened the curve, some are still fighting to survive it, and others are embracing the second wave. Globally, there is an urgent need to increase the resilience, capacity, and capability of health-care systems to deal with the current crisis and improve upon the future responses. The epidemiological burden of COVID-19 has led to rapid exhaustion of local response resources and massive disruption to the delivery of care in many countries. Health-care networking and liaison are essential component in disaster management and public health emergencies. It aims to provide logistical support between hospitals; financial support through local or regional governmental and nongovernmental agencies for response; manpower and mechanism for coordination and to implement policies, procedures, and technologies in the event of such crisis.This brief report describes how 4 independent private hospitals in northern India had adopted the principles of health-care networking, pooled their resources, and scaled up 1 of the partner hospitals as Dedicated COVID-19 Hospital (DCH) to treat moderate to severe category of COVID-19 patients. It brings out the importance of a unique coalition between private and public health-care system. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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