The COVID-19 pandemic represented an unprecedented challenge for healthcare facilities and innovative solutions were urgently required to overcome the high volume of critically ill infectious patients, limit in-hospital outbreaks and the risk of occupational infection for Health Care Workers (HCWs). Bergamo was the hardest-hit Italian province by COVID-19 and local healthcare system had to undergo profound and prompt reorganization. A COVID-19-only field hospital was rapidly set up meeting the standards for Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) treatment centres (WHO 2020). Zones partition, dedicated in-hospital pathways for HCWs, strict Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures and constant staff supervision were key components of our strategy to limit the risk of occupational infection for HCWs. Herein we present the Bergamo Field Hospital (BFH) layout enlightening fundamental IPC measures adopted as valuable example of a SARI treatment centre confronting COVID-19.
Bergamo field Hospital confronting covid-19: Operating instructions / Spagnolello, Ornella; S., Rota; O. F., Valoti; C., Cozzini; P., Parrino; G., Portella; M., Langer. - In: DISASTER MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS. - ISSN 1935-7893. - (2020), pp. 1-9. [10.1017/dmp.2020.447]
Bergamo field Hospital confronting covid-19: Operating instructions
Ornella Spagnolello;
2020
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic represented an unprecedented challenge for healthcare facilities and innovative solutions were urgently required to overcome the high volume of critically ill infectious patients, limit in-hospital outbreaks and the risk of occupational infection for Health Care Workers (HCWs). Bergamo was the hardest-hit Italian province by COVID-19 and local healthcare system had to undergo profound and prompt reorganization. A COVID-19-only field hospital was rapidly set up meeting the standards for Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) treatment centres (WHO 2020). Zones partition, dedicated in-hospital pathways for HCWs, strict Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures and constant staff supervision were key components of our strategy to limit the risk of occupational infection for HCWs. Herein we present the Bergamo Field Hospital (BFH) layout enlightening fundamental IPC measures adopted as valuable example of a SARI treatment centre confronting COVID-19.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
