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Response to the Sudden Closure of St. Vincent's Hospital: Learning from a Real, No-notice, Prolonged Surge Event
2011
Biosecurity and Bioterrorism
We qualitatively examined the impact of the permanent closure of St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City on the remaining hospitals in the area and analyzed how these hospitals responded to this event. We conducted a descriptive survey consisting of interviews with clinical (n ¼ 24) and administrative (n ¼ 11) staff from 4 hospitals in lower Manhattan after the sudden closure of St. Vincent's Hospital. These hospitals experienced a sudden and sustained increase in patient volume. Each was faced
doi:10.1089/bsp.2011.0002
pmid:21495830
fatcat:4pocqecqxfc2zeqa7g2wj662hu