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Disease Outbreak Surge Response: How a Singapore Tertiary Hospital Converted a Multi-story Carpark Into a Flu Screening Area to Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Thangayah, Jeevan Raaj; Tan, Kenneth Boon Kiat; Lim, Chin Siah; Fua, Tzay-Ping.
  • Thangayah JR; Singapore General Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore.
  • Tan KBK; Singapore General Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore.
  • Lim CS; Singapore General Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore.
  • Fua TP; Singapore General Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep ; 15(3): e37-e42, 2021 06.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-647029
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), first documented in December 2019, was declared a public health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO) on January 30, 2020 (https//www.who.int/westernpacific/emergencies/covid-19). The disease, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus, has affected more than 9 million people and contributed to at least 490,000 deaths globally as of June 2020, with numbers on the rise (https//www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries).Increased numbers of patients seeking medical attention during disease outbreaks can overwhelm healthcare facilities, hence requiring an equivalent response from healthcare services. Surge capacity is a concept that has not only been defined as the "ability to respond to a sudden increase in patient care demands" (Hick et al., Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2008;2S51-S57) but also to "effectively and rapidly expand capacity" (Watson et al., Milbank Q. 2013;91(1)78-122).This narrative review discusses how Singapore's largest tertiary hospital has encapsulated the elements of surge capability and transformed a peacetime multi-story carpark into a flu screening area in response to the COVID-19 disease outbreak.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Mass Screening / Surge Capacity / Tertiary Care Centers / COVID-19 Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study / Reviews Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Disaster Med Public Health Prep Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Dmp.2020.249

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Mass Screening / Surge Capacity / Tertiary Care Centers / COVID-19 Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study / Reviews Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Disaster Med Public Health Prep Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Dmp.2020.249