Event Title
Progression of Patient Cohorting in Response to COVID-19 at the Jefferson Methodist Emergency Department
Start Date
5-28-2020 9:00 AM
End Date
5-28-2020 5:00 PM
Description
While COVID-19 and it’s various complications are a source of a substantial number of Emergency Department (ED) visits, many patients still arrive to the ED for non-COVID-19 indications.
Due to pre-existing construction which was halted by the pandemic, external space for a tent configuration was unavailable.
In effort to decrease patient, staff and nurse exposure to COVID, a system of cohorting was created to assure uninterrupted service in a manner as safe as possible for all involved.
Given the uncertainty of patient volumes and the potential for a high burden of disease similar to our colleagues in New York and New Jersey, this system was created in stages to dynamically flex to the needs of the department.
Keywords
COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus, Emergency Medicine, Surge Space, Opioid Use Disorders, Bronchodilators
Included in
Progression of Patient Cohorting in Response to COVID-19 at the Jefferson Methodist Emergency Department
While COVID-19 and it’s various complications are a source of a substantial number of Emergency Department (ED) visits, many patients still arrive to the ED for non-COVID-19 indications.
Due to pre-existing construction which was halted by the pandemic, external space for a tent configuration was unavailable.
In effort to decrease patient, staff and nurse exposure to COVID, a system of cohorting was created to assure uninterrupted service in a manner as safe as possible for all involved.
Given the uncertainty of patient volumes and the potential for a high burden of disease similar to our colleagues in New York and New Jersey, this system was created in stages to dynamically flex to the needs of the department.
Comments
Presented at the 2020 House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference