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COVID-19 Testing/methods , COVID-19/diagnosis , Facility Design and Construction/methods , Infection Control/methods , Outpatient Clinics, Hospital , Air Filters , Boston , COVID-19 Testing/economics , Equipment Design , Ergonomics , Facility Design and Construction/economics , Health Plan Implementation , Humans , Infection Control/economics , Infection Control/standards , Outpatient Clinics, Hospital/economics , Personal Protective Equipment/statistics & numerical data , Quality Improvement/economics , Retrospective Studies , SARS-CoV-2ABSTRACT
As hospitals across the world realized their surge capacity would not be enough to care for patients with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) infection, an urgent need to open field hospitals prevailed. In this article the authors describe the implementation process of opening a Boston field hospital including the development of a culture unique to this crisis and the local community needs. Through first-person accounts, readers will learn (1) about Boston Hope, (2) how leaders managed and collaborated, (3) how the close proximity of the care environment impacted decision-making and management style, and (4) the characteristics of leaders under pressure as observed by the team.
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COVID-19/epidemiology , Capacity Building/organization & administration , Hospital Design and Construction/methods , Mobile Health Units/organization & administration , Boston , Female , Humans , Leadership , Male , Mobile Health Units/statistics & numerical data , Pandemics , SARS-CoV-2 , UncertaintyABSTRACT
In this column, the authors who were part of a leadership team at 1000-bed field hospitals for patients with COVID-19 provide background and guidance on the development of a nurse staffing and training model.