Vancouver Convention Health Centre (COVID-19 Response): Planning, implementation, and four lessons learned.
Vancouver Convention Health Centre (COVID-19 Response): Planning, implementation, and four lessons learned.
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10.5055/ajdm.2020.0365
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发表时间:
2020-03-01
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Dhillon, Paul
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作者:
Brown, D Ross;Hennecke, Peter;Dhillon, Paul
The Vancouver Convention Health Centre (VCHC) was rapidly set up as a part of the COVID-19 response in Brit-ish Columbia in order to create surge hospital capacity bed space. Multiple field hospitals were set up across the country in preparation for a possible surge and the VCHC utilized a non-traditional health care space and overlaid it with medical infrastructure. Maximum flexibility was required in planning for multiple patient populations and a novel four-box concept to plan for the requirements of the respective possible populations was developed. Key difficulties that needed to be overcome in planning COVID-19 medical care delivery in a non-traditional space included oxygen delivery, unknown future patient populations, and staffing. A clear recommendation can also now be made that healthcare provision should be considered during the design and build of new recreational or convention facilities in all communities.