Popescu Saskia, Leach Rebecca
Saskia Popescu, MPH, MA, is an Infection Preventionist and Research Assistant, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. Rebecca Leach, MPH, RN, is an Infection Preventionist, Phoenix, Arizona.
Health Secur. 2019 Mar/Apr;17(2):117-123. doi: 10.1089/hs.2018.0098.
Hospital infection disease preparedness gaps were brought to the forefront during the 2013-2016 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak. The ability of US hospitals to rapidly identify, isolate, and manage patients with potentially high-consequence pathogens is a critical component to health security. Since the EVD cases in Dallas, Texas, the continuity of hospital preparedness has been questionable. While certain hospitals were designated as EVD treatment facilities, the readiness of most American hospitals remains unknown. A gap analysis of a hospital system in Phoenix, Arizona, underscores the challenges of maintaining infectious disease preparedness in the existing US healthcare system.
2013 - 2016年埃博拉病毒病（EVD）疫情期间，医院感染疾病防范方面的漏洞被推到了风口浪尖。美国医院快速识别、隔离和管理携带潜在高后果病原体患者的能力是卫生安全的关键组成部分。自德克萨斯州达拉斯出现埃博拉病毒病病例以来，医院防范工作的连续性一直存疑。虽然某些医院被指定为埃博拉病毒病治疗机构，但大多数美国医院的准备情况仍不明朗。对亚利桑那州凤凰城一个医院系统的差距分析凸显了在美国现有医疗体系中维持传染病防范工作的挑战。
