Effectiveness of the contingency plan for social and health care during the COVID-19 pandemic in a health district in northwestern Spain.

Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare facilities have implemented contingency plans to minimize the consequences of this pathology however, the deployment and results of these contingency plans are scarcely shared.

Objectives: To describe the implementation of the contingency plan in the social and health care in the COVID-19 pandemic in the Public Hospital of Monforte (Lugo, Spain) and to evaluate the effectiveness of the measures included in this plan.

Method: Phenomenological sampling conducted between March 10 and May 15, 2020.

COVID 19 comprehensive management in a regional hospital of Northwestern Spain.

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a paradigm shift in healthcare.

Objective: To evaluate the utility of a strategy to comprehensively address the pandemic in a health area that covers 42,000 people.

Method: Between March 10 and May 15, 2020, the COVID Unit was created in the corresponding regional hospital, and an independent circuit was established for the diagnosis and management of patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19; social health centers were monitored with PCR testing.