COVID-19 Inpatient Caseloads in General Hospitals Did Not Affect Quality Indicator Compliance Rates in Israel.

Olga BronshteinAlexander KonsonMichael KuniavskyNethanel GoldschmidtShuli HanhartHannah Mahalla-GarashiShir PeriChana RosenfelderYaron NivShaul Dollberg

Published in: Quality management in health care (2024)

Our findings indicate that high volumes of COVID-19 inpatients in general hospitals did not affect the hospitals' capability to comply with routine health care quality indicators. The results of our study imply that general hospitals in Israel were able to withstand the challenges associated with the care of COVID-19 inpatients while preserving high quality of care for routine patients.

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