Reduced turnaround times through multi-sectoral community collaboration during the first surge of SARS-CoV-2 and associated effect on patient care and hospital operations.

Rebecca C ChristoffersonHollis R O'NealTonya JagneauxCatherine O'NealChristine S WalshE Handly MaytonLuan D VuAbigail I FishAnh PhanThaya E StouffletJonathan R SchroederMorgan WalkerErik A TurnerChristi PierceK Scott WesterConnie DeLeoEdgardo TenreiroBeverly OgdenStephania A Cormier

Published in: PloS one (2021)

Our model demonstrates two important principles: the impact of reduced turnaround times (TAT) on potential differences in inpatient population numbers for COVID-19 and savings in PPE attributed to the more rapid TAT.

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