Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Sinai Health System and the University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 Jul;68(7):1376-1381. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16625. Epub 2020 Jun 13.
Nursing homes have become "ground zero" for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic in North America, with homes experiencing widespread outbreaks, resulting in severe morbidity and mortality among their residents. This article describes a 371-bed acute-care hospital's emergency response to a 126-bed nursing home experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak in Toronto, Canada. Like other healthcare system responses to COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes, this hospital-nursing home partnership can be characterized in several phases: (1) engagement, relationship, and trust building; (2) environmental scan, team building, and immediate response; (3) early-phase response; and (4) stabilization and transition period. J Am Geriatr Soc 68:1376-1381, 2020.
养老院已成为北美 2019 年冠状病毒病(COVID-19)疫情的“重灾区”,养老院中爆发了大规模疫情,导致其居民发病率和死亡率居高不下。本文描述了加拿大多伦多一家拥有 371 张病床的急症护理医院对一家爆发 COVID-19 的 126 张病床的养老院的紧急应对措施。与其他医疗保健系统对养老院 COVID-19 疫情的应对措施一样,这种医院-养老院合作可以分为几个阶段:(1)参与、关系和信任的建立;(2)环境扫描、团队组建和即刻响应;(3)早期响应;以及(4)稳定和过渡时期。美国老年医学会杂志 68:1376-1381, 2020。