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Assessing severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) preparedness in US community hospitals: A forgotten entity.

Sonali D AdvaniEsther BakerAndrea CromerBrittain WoodKathryn L CrawfordLinda CraneLinda AdcockLinda RoachPolly PadgetteDeverick J AndersonDaniel J Sextonnull null
Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2020)
We performed a cross-sectional survey of infection preventionists in 60 US community hospitals between April 22 and May 8, 2020. Several differences in hospital preparedness for SARS-CoV-2 emerged with respect to personal protective equipment conservation strategies, protocols related to testing, universal masking, and restarting elective procedures.
Keyphrases
  • sars cov
  • healthcare
  • public health
  • respiratory syndrome coronavirus
  • mental health
  • patients undergoing
  • emergency department
  • acute care
  • respiratory tract