Rapid establishment of a national surveillance of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Belgium.
Nina Van GoethemAline VilainChloé Wyndham-ThomasJessika DeblondeNathalie BossuytTinne LernoutJaviera Rebolledo GonzalezSophie QuoilinVincent MelisDominique Van BeckhovenPublished in: Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique (2020)
This national double-level hospital surveillance was implemented very rapidly after the first COVID-19 patients were hospitalized and revealed to be crucial to monitor hospital capacity over time and to better understand the disease in terms of risk groups and outcomes. The two approaches are complementary and serve different needs.