Temporary COVID-19 Specialized Hospital: Management Strategies for Public Health Emergencies

Abstract

During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai with the Omicron variant in March 2022, locally accessible hospitals and healthcare centres encountered difficulties quickly responding to a demand for hospitals that were rapidly increasing, optimizing clinical results and controlling the infection. In this commentary, we summarize the management strategies of patients in a temporary COVID-19 specialized hospital during the outbreak in Shanghai, China. The present commentary was considered eight characteristics of management system, including general idea, infection prevention team, and efficient time management, and preventive and protective measures management, strategies for the management of infected patients, disinfection management, drug supply management strategies, and medical waste management. Following eight characteristics, the temporary COVID-19 specialized hospital operated effectively for 21 days. A total of 9674 patients were admitted, 7127 cases (73.67%) were cured and discharged, and 36 were transferred to designate hospitals for better treatment. Twenty-five management staff, 1130 medical, nursing staff, 565 logistics staff, and 15 volunteers participated in the temporary COVID-19 specialized hospital, and no infection prevention team member was infected. We speculated that these management strategies could be potential references for public health emergencies.

Implementing a provisional overarching intervention for COVID-19 monitoring and control in the Brazil-Colombia-Peru frontier

“…Multiple interventions aiming to mitigate the detrimental impact of the COVID-19 pandemic have been implemented across the globe. Provisional interventions included education programs; direct outpatient and inpatient care in temporary facilities; improvised diagnostic units; and large-scale vaccination initiatives ( 30 , 31 ). Most have been implemented by academic, public health, and governmental institutions in large urban centers, taking advantage of existing resources and infrastructure.…”