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COVID-19 management at one of the largest hospitals in Germany: Concept, evaluation and adaptation
CONTEXT: The LMU University Hospital is among the largest healthcare facilities in Germany. The measures implemented prior to and during the first pandemic wave of COVID-19, were evaluated in preparation of a second pandemic wave. This paper presents the pandemic management concept, evaluation and a...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9117989/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35584399 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09514848221100752 |
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author | Zhelyazkova, Ana Fischer, Philipp M Thies, Nina Schrader-Reichling, Julia S Kohlmann, Thorsten Adorjan, Kristina Huith, René Jauch, Karl-Walter Prückner, Stephan M |
author_facet | Zhelyazkova, Ana Fischer, Philipp M Thies, Nina Schrader-Reichling, Julia S Kohlmann, Thorsten Adorjan, Kristina Huith, René Jauch, Karl-Walter Prückner, Stephan M |
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description | CONTEXT: The LMU University Hospital is among the largest healthcare facilities in Germany. The measures implemented prior to and during the first pandemic wave of COVID-19, were evaluated in preparation of a second pandemic wave. This paper presents the pandemic management concept, evaluation and adaptation of LMU University Hospital. METHODS: Between July and September 2020 the disaster management team of LMU University Hospital conducted a mixed-method evaluation of the hospital’s pandemic management. A workshop series based on the After Action Review working group format was organized to examine the management structure, decision-making processes, documentation, and crisis preparedness response for a second COVID-19 wave. Further, the satisfaction of employees with the hospital’s COVID-19 management was examined through an anonymous survey. RESULTS: The workshop series highlighted a need for structural and operational adaptation of the COVID-19 management at LMU University Hospital. The results of the employee survey (N = 2182) provided positive feedback for the measures taken during the first pandemic wave. Specific actions were derived concerning the availability of personal protective equipment and emergency childcare services. A key outcome of both evaluation activities was the identified need for further improvement in communication between stakeholders. All changes were adopted prior to the second pandemic wave. |
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spelling | pubmed-91179892023-01-24 COVID-19 management at one of the largest hospitals in Germany: Concept, evaluation and adaptation Zhelyazkova, Ana Fischer, Philipp M Thies, Nina Schrader-Reichling, Julia S Kohlmann, Thorsten Adorjan, Kristina Huith, René Jauch, Karl-Walter Prückner, Stephan M Health Serv Manage Res Primary Research CONTEXT: The LMU University Hospital is among the largest healthcare facilities in Germany. The measures implemented prior to and during the first pandemic wave of COVID-19, were evaluated in preparation of a second pandemic wave. This paper presents the pandemic management concept, evaluation and adaptation of LMU University Hospital. METHODS: Between July and September 2020 the disaster management team of LMU University Hospital conducted a mixed-method evaluation of the hospital’s pandemic management. A workshop series based on the After Action Review working group format was organized to examine the management structure, decision-making processes, documentation, and crisis preparedness response for a second COVID-19 wave. Further, the satisfaction of employees with the hospital’s COVID-19 management was examined through an anonymous survey. RESULTS: The workshop series highlighted a need for structural and operational adaptation of the COVID-19 management at LMU University Hospital. The results of the employee survey (N = 2182) provided positive feedback for the measures taken during the first pandemic wave. Specific actions were derived concerning the availability of personal protective equipment and emergency childcare services. A key outcome of both evaluation activities was the identified need for further improvement in communication between stakeholders. All changes were adopted prior to the second pandemic wave. SAGE Publications 2022-05-18 2023-02 /pmc/articles/PMC9117989/ /pubmed/35584399 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09514848221100752 Text en © The Author(s) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
spellingShingle | Primary Research Zhelyazkova, Ana Fischer, Philipp M Thies, Nina Schrader-Reichling, Julia S Kohlmann, Thorsten Adorjan, Kristina Huith, René Jauch, Karl-Walter Prückner, Stephan M COVID-19 management at one of the largest hospitals in Germany: Concept, evaluation and adaptation |
title | COVID-19 management at one of the largest hospitals in Germany: Concept, evaluation and adaptation |
title_full | COVID-19 management at one of the largest hospitals in Germany: Concept, evaluation and adaptation |
title_fullStr | COVID-19 management at one of the largest hospitals in Germany: Concept, evaluation and adaptation |
title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 management at one of the largest hospitals in Germany: Concept, evaluation and adaptation |
title_short | COVID-19 management at one of the largest hospitals in Germany: Concept, evaluation and adaptation |
title_sort | covid-19 management at one of the largest hospitals in germany: concept, evaluation and adaptation |
topic | Primary Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9117989/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35584399 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09514848221100752 |
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