Managing Hospital Capacity: Achievements and Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Enrico R de KoningMark J BoogersSaskia Lma BeeresIwona D KramerWouter J DannenbergMartin J SchalijPublished in: Prehospital and disaster medicine (2022)
The health care system in the region West-Netherlands benefitted from the RCPS for both ward and ICU occupation. Due to the coordination by the RCPS, regional ICU occupation never exceeded the maximal ICU capacity, and therefore patients in need for acute direct care could always be admitted at the ICU. The presented method can be useful in reducing the waiting lists caused by the delayed care and for coordination and transfer of patients with new variants or other infectious diseases in the future.
Keyphrases
- intensive care unit
- mechanical ventilation
- healthcare
- infectious diseases
- end stage renal disease
- palliative care
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- quality improvement
- chronic kidney disease
- liver failure
- respiratory failure
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- emergency department
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- copy number
- heart rate
- gene expression
- drug induced
- dna methylation
- affordable care act
- patient reported outcomes
- current status
- chronic pain
- patient reported
- adverse drug