Together: Navy Reserve's Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

Am J Perinatol. 2021 Feb;38(3):307-309. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1721710. Epub 2020 Dec 10.

Abstract

Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command for COVID-19 pandemic response efforts, approximately 500 Navy Reserve medical professionals were deployed to the New York City area from April to June 2020. Some of these providers were asked to serve in 11 overburdened local hospitals to augment clinic staffs that were exhausted from the battle against coronavirus. Two maternal/fetal medicine physicians were granted emergency clinical providers to assist in these efforts. KEY POINTS: · Maternal-fetal medicine physicians contributed significantly to the COVID-19 pandemic by managing ICU patients.. · Disparate, diverse medical professionals can pull together to form cohesive and functional teams.. · The Department of Defense can mobilize a large group of providers in a short amount of time..

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19* / epidemiology
  • COVID-19* / therapy
  • Change Management
  • Civil Defense*
  • Clinical Competence
  • Emergency Service, Hospital / trends
  • Emotional Adjustment
  • Humans
  • Intensive Care Units / organization & administration*
  • Interdisciplinary Communication
  • Military Health Services*
  • Military Personnel*
  • New York City
  • Patient Care Team / organization & administration
  • Perinatal Care*
  • Physicians* / ethics
  • Physicians* / organization & administration
  • Physicians* / psychology
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Social Responsibility