How do primary community hospitals enact early response to COVID-19? the experience from Chengdu, China

Am J Manag Care. 2020 Sep 1;26(9):e272-e273. doi: 10.37765/ajmc.2020.88477.

Abstract

Our hospital is a primary hospital in Chengdu, China. Since February 5, our hospital has been listed as the primary designated medical unit for treating new patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Jinniu District. In this letter, we share our COVID-19 experience with readers.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19
  • China
  • Communicable Disease Control / organization & administration
  • Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Coronavirus Infections / therapy*
  • Disease Management*
  • Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control*
  • Disease Outbreaks / statistics & numerical data
  • Early Diagnosis
  • Female
  • Hospitals, Community / organization & administration*
  • Humans
  • Infection Control / methods*
  • Male
  • Pandemics / prevention & control
  • Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
  • Pneumonia, Viral / therapy*
  • Risk Assessment
  • World Health Organization