How Should U.S. Hospitals Prepare for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)?

Estimates suggest that COVID-19 will stress bed capacity, equipment, and health care personnel in U.S. hospitals in ways not previously experienced.

New onset of insomnia in hospitalized patients in general medical wards: incidence, causes, and resolution rate.

: Insomnia is common in hospitalized patients. However, no study has examined new onset of insomnia in patients without a prior history of insomnia. Incidence of new onset of insomnia in inpatients, associated factors and resolution rate after 2 weeks.

Doing Good by Playing Well with Others: Exploring Local Collaboration for Emergency Preparedness and Response.

Increasingly frequent and costly disasters in the US have prompted the need for greater collaboration at the local level among healthcare facilities, public health agencies, emergency medical services, and emergency management agencies. We conducted a multiphase, mixed-method, qualitative study to uncover the extent and quality of existing collaborations, identify what factors impede or facilitate the integration of the preparedness community, and propose measures to strengthen collaboration. Our study involved a comprehensive literature review, 55 semistructured key-informant interviews, and a working group meeting.

A conceptual approach to improving care in pandemics and beyond: severe lung injury centers.

The events of the 2009 influenza pandemic sparked discussion regarding the need to optimize delivery of care to those most severely ill. We propose in this conceptual study that a tiered regionalization care system be instituted for patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome. Such system would be a component of national pandemic plans and could also be used in day-to-day operations.