The COVID-19 infection control response at a large stand-alone comprehensive cancer center in Los Angeles County.

Background: The City of Hope National Medical Center (COH) is the only stand-alone comprehensive cancer center in Los Angeles, a county that was deemed a COVID-19 pandemic epicenter at the height of the 2020 winter surge. The immunocompromised patient population frequently experienced delays in infection control guidelines from local and government bodies due to minimal data available in comparison to the general population. This required COH to make swift, informed decisions for the best interest of the patient population.