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  • Emilia-Romagna was heavily impacted by COVID-19 in February 2020, leading to significant changes in healthcare delivery at various levels, including regional and municipal adaptations.
  • The study highlights alterations in a key hospital in Bologna, which became the main emergency center for urgent medical cases while managing both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients effectively.
  • It also discusses the increase in patient admissions related to COVID-19 and the strategies implemented to brace for a potential second wave of infections.

Article Abstract

Emilia-Romagna was one of the most affected Italian regions during the COVID-19 outbreak in February 2020. We describe here the profound regional, provincial and municipal changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, to cope with the numbers of patients presenting with COVID-19 illness, as well as coping with the ongoing need to care for patients presenting with non-COVID-19 emergencies. We focus on the structural and functional changes in one particular hospital within the city of Bologna, the regional capital, which acted as the central emergency hub for time-sensitive pathologies for the province of Bologna. Finally, we present the admissions profile to our emergency department in relation to the massive increase of infected patients observed in our region as well as the organisational response to prepare for the second wave of the pandemic.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2020-209671DOI Listing

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