[PDF][PDF] Critical care surge response strategies for the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak in the United States
M Abir, C Nelson, EW Chan, H Al-Ibrahim… - Retrieved from RAND …, 2020 - rand.org
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is placing extraordinary strains on the
US medical system, most especially hospitals. Hospitals are searching for ways to ramp up
their surge capacity to provide critical care for the sickest COVID-19 patients. This report
presents a range of strategies for creating critical care surge capacity in the nation's
hospitals. The report is accompanied by a user-friendly, Microsoft Excel–based tool that
allows decisionmakers at all levels—hospitals, health care systems, states, regions—to …
US medical system, most especially hospitals. Hospitals are searching for ways to ramp up
their surge capacity to provide critical care for the sickest COVID-19 patients. This report
presents a range of strategies for creating critical care surge capacity in the nation's
hospitals. The report is accompanied by a user-friendly, Microsoft Excel–based tool that
allows decisionmakers at all levels—hospitals, health care systems, states, regions—to …