Managing COVID-19 in an Australian designated isolation facility: Implications for current and future healthcare crises based on in-depth interviews

Abstract

Health care workers’ (HCWs) lived experiences and perceptions of the pandemic can prove to be a valuable resource in the face of a seemingly persistent Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)–to inform ongoing efforts, as well as identify components essential to a crisis preparedness plan and the issues pertinent to supporting relevant, immediate change. We employed a phenomenological approach and, using purposive sampling, conducted 39 semi-structured interviews with senior healthcare professionals who were employed at a designated COVID-19 facility in New South Wales (NSW), Australia during the height of the pandemic in 2020. Participants comprised administrators, heads of department and senior clinicians. We obtained these HCWs’ (i) perspectives of their lived experience on what was done well and what could have been done differently and (ii) recommendations on actions for current and future crisis response. Four themes emerged: minimise the spread of disease at all times; maintain a sense of collegiality and informed decision-making; plan for future crises; and promote corporate and clinical agility. These themes encapsulated respondents’ insights that should inform our capacity to meet current needs, direct meaningful and in situ change, and prepare us for future crises. Respondents’ observations and recommendations are informative for decision-makers tasked with mobilising an efficacious approach to the next health crisis and, in the interim, would aid the governance of a more robust workforce to effect high quality patient care in a safe environment.

Business Risks in COVID-19 Crisis Dataset Modeling: Regulatory vs. Marketing Tools of Risk Management

“…The research also provided a new response to RQ 2 . In contrast to the existing literature, which suggests strategic business risk management from a post-consumer perspective through developing healthcare infrastructure (Achat et al 2022;Lepore et al 2023), this research recommends conducting strategic business risk management based on digital marketing. A detailed study of broad international experience based on a representative sample in 2018-2021 found no statistically significant contribution of healthcare infrastructure to business risk reduction.…”

“…RQ 2 : How to carry out strategic risk management of the business from a post-COVID perspective? The existing literature (Achat et al 2022;Lepore et al 2023) suggests developing a public health infrastructure to increase its resilience to epidemics and pandemics (Krainer 2023).…”