Policies and practices of SHEA Research Network hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. (23rd October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Calderwood, Michael S.; Deloney, Valerie M.; Anderson, Deverick J.; Cheng, Vincent Chi-Chung; Gohil, Shruti; Kwon, Jennie H.; Mody, Lona; Monsees, Elizabeth; Vaughn, Valerie M.; Wiemken, Timothy L.; Ziegler, Matthew J.; Lofgren, Eric
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 41:Number 10(2020)
• Page Start: 1127
• Page End: 1135
• Publication Date: 2020-10-23
• Subjects: Nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Hospital buildings -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.303
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

Abstract: To understand hospital policies and practices as the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) conducted a survey through the SHEA Research Network (SRN). The survey assessed policies and practices around the optimization of personal protection equipment (PPE), testing, healthcare personnel policies, visitors of COVID-19 patients in relation to procedures, and types of patients. Overall, 69 individual healthcare facilities responded in the United States and internationally, for a 73% response rate.