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COVID-19 Pandemic Surge: After-Action Report of a Coalition of Emergency Departments in New York City

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 June 2021

Christopher Tedeschi ,
Angela M. Mills ,
Rahul Sharma ,
Emme Deland ,
Benjamin Johnston ,
Emy Schwimmer  and
Katherine L. Heilpern
Christopher Tedeschi*
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
Angela M. Mills
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
Rahul Sharma
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
Emme Deland
Affiliation:
New York–Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
Benjamin Johnston
Affiliation:
New York–Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
Emy Schwimmer
Affiliation:
New York–Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
Katherine L. Heilpern
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
*
Corresponding author: Christopher Tedeschi, Email: ct2122@cumc.columbia.edu.
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Abstract

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has stressed the US health care system in unprecedented ways. In March and April 2020, emergency departments (EDs) throughout New York City experienced high volumes and acuity related to the pandemic. Here, we present a structured after-action report of a coalition of 9 EDs within a hospital system in the New York City metropolitan area, with an emphasis on best practices developed during the prolonged surge as well as specific opportunities for growth. We report our experience in 6 key areas using a framework built around lessons learned. This report represents the most salient concepts related to our institutional after-action report, and those seemingly most relevant to our peer institutions dealing with similar circumstances.

Keywords

disasters prevention and controlemergency service hospitalpandemics
Type
Concepts in Disaster Medicine
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 16 , Issue 5 , October 2022 , pp. 2114 - 2119
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc.

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