Enhancing appropriate hospital flow during a crisis: ED surge plans

During the COVID-19 crisis, emergency departments are having to grapple with disruptions in patient flow and with shortages and other challenges that are only expected to increase as coronavirus cases surge.

On this episode of Modern Practice, a leading expert in emergency department throughput discusses with Dr. Tom Villanueva how health care organizations can address the new demands they face in this crisis.

 

Guest speaker:

Martin Lucenti, MD, PhD

Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

Solution Architecture

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Moderator:

Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM

Associate Vice President

Clinical Resources

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Show Notes:

[01:19] Effect of the COVID-19 crisis on EDs

[01:40] Reduction in ER visits

[02:54] Preparing for the surge—disaster management

[05:42] Examples: New York and Washington

[07:56] ER throughput

[08:41] Example of combat hospital

[09:39] Yale and PPE

[11:33] Providence’s Clinical Disaster Planning Framework

[17:10] Cross-training

[19:06] Regulatory issues

[20:33] Telehealth and the ER

 

Links | Resources

Clinical Disaster Planning Framework: Click here

Yale New Haven Health PPE Strategy: Click here

University Health System: Emergency teams prepare for a surge in patients: Click here

CDC: Steps Healthcare Facilities Can Take: Click here

COVID updates—American College of Emergency Physicians: Click here

 

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