Remodelling of a regional emergency hub in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in Emilia-Romagna.
Emerg Med J
; 38(4): 308-314, 2021 Apr.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1081663
ABSTRACT
Emilia-Romagna was one of the most affected Italian regions during the COVID-19 outbreak in February 2020. We describe here the profound regional, provincial and municipal changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, to cope with the numbers of patients presenting with COVID-19 illness, as well as coping with the ongoing need to care for patients presenting with non-COVID-19 emergencies. We focus on the structural and functional changes in one particular hospital within the city of Bologna, the regional capital, which acted as the central emergency hub for time-sensitive pathologies for the province of Bologna. Finally, we present the admissions profile to our emergency department in relation to the massive increase of infected patients observed in our region as well as the organisational response to prepare for the second wave of the pandemic.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Disease Outbreaks
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Emergency Medical Services
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Emergency Service, Hospital
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Emerg Med J
Journal subject:
Emergency Medicine
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Emermed-2020-209671
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