Managing COVID-19 in a Novel, Rapidly Deployable Community Isolation Quarantine Facility.
Ann Intern Med
; 174(2): 247-251, 2021 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1089165
ABSTRACT
Singapore is one of the most densely populated small island-states in the world. During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Singapore implemented large-scale institutional isolation units called Community Care Facilities (CCFs) to combat the outbreak in the community by housing low-risk COVID-19 patients from April to August 2020. The CCFs were created rapidly by converting existing public spaces and used a protocolized system, augmented by telemedicine to enable a low health care worker-patient ratio (98 health care workers for 3200 beds), to operate these unique facilities. In the first month, a total of 3758 patients were admitted to 4 halls, 4929 in-house medical consults occurred, 136 patients were transferred to a hospital, 1 patient died 2 weeks after discharge, and no health care workers became infected. This article shares the authors' experience in operating these massive-scale isolation facilities while prioritizing safety for all and ensuring holistic patient care in the face of a public health crisis and lean health care resources.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Quarantine
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Facility Design and Construction
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Traditional medicine
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Ann Intern Med
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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