2020
DOI: 10.2471/blt.20.261016
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Lessons from a COVID-19 hospital, Republic of Korea

Abstract: Objective To document the experiences of converting a general hospital to a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) designated hospital during an outbreak in Daegu, Republic of Korea. Methods The hospital management formed an emergency task force team, whose role was to organize the COVID-19 hospital. The task force used different collaborative channels to redistribute resources and expertise to the hospital. Leading doctors from the departments of infectious diseases, crit… Show more

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“…The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID- 19), which is caused by a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has continued to adversely affect almost every country around the world. 1 As of 4 April 2021, globally, cases have surpassed 130 million confirmed cases, of which over 2.8 million cases resulted in the death of the patient, which includes the Americas and Europe, which have been reported as high infection zones for COVID-19. 2 Until now, Vietnam has successfully dealt with COVID-19 by pooling and utilizing domestic resources and manpower to track the possible source of all infections.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID- 19), which is caused by a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has continued to adversely affect almost every country around the world. 1 As of 4 April 2021, globally, cases have surpassed 130 million confirmed cases, of which over 2.8 million cases resulted in the death of the patient, which includes the Americas and Europe, which have been reported as high infection zones for COVID-19. 2 Until now, Vietnam has successfully dealt with COVID-19 by pooling and utilizing domestic resources and manpower to track the possible source of all infections.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These countries appear to be facing the same serious COVID-19 situation that China faced in its early days ( 25 ). Because of the large number of COVID-19 patients in these countries, there would be a huge demand of designated hospitals for centralized treatment of COVID-19 patients ( 26 ). Most of these hospitals also served as local acute stroke centers ( 27 ).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…According to a report on how professional nurses responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in Korea, the Korean Nurses Association, nurse leaders, and volunteer nurses showed numerous systematic actions against COVID-19 [ 34 ]. Additionally, individual hospitals took specific actions against the COVID-19 pandemic by themselves [ 35 , 36 , 37 ]. Many nurses also showed endless efforts against the pandemic [ 38 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%