Long term trends at a comprehensive cancer center during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: As the ongoing public health crisis from Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic puts strains on current models of cancer care, many health care centers had to adapt to minimize the risk of exposure and infection. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in a comprehensive cancer center were determined.

Aims: To measure the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on care delivery at a comprehensive cancer center.

Telemedicine trends at a comprehensive cancer center during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Introduction: This article reports on the effects of an early outbreak during the COVID-19 pandemic on visit volume and telehealth use by various specialists at a comprehensive cancer center.

Materials And Methods: The number of on-site and telehealth visits (THV) for medical and surgical specialties were obtained from scheduling software.

Results: Total visits were most drastically limited in April 2020 to a low point of 3139; THV made up 28% of all visits.