| Surge capacity for healthcare systems: a conceptual framework. | |
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PMID: 16968688 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This report reflects the proceedings of a breakout session, "Surge Capacity: Defining Concepts," at the 2006 Academic Emergency Medicine Consensus Conference, "Science of Surge Capacity." Although there are several general descriptions of surge capacity in the literature, there is no universally accepted standard definition specifying the various components. Thus, the objectives of this breakout session were to better delineate the components of surge capacity and to outline the key considerations when planning for surge capacity. Participants were from diverse backgrounds and included academic and community emergency physicians, economists, hospital administrators, and experts in mathematical modeling. Three essential components of surge capacity were identified: staff, stuff, and structure. The focus on enhancing surge capacity during a catastrophic event will be to increase patient-care capacity, rather than on increasing things, such as beds and medical supplies. Although there are similarities between daily surge and disaster surge, during a disaster, the goal shifts from the day-to-day operational focus on optimizing outcomes for the individual patient to optimizing those for a population. Other key considerations in defining surge capacity include psychosocial behavioral issues, convergent volunteerism, the need for special expertise and supplies, development of a standard of care appropriate for a specific situation, and standardization of a universal metric for surge capacity. |
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Authors:
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Amy Kaji; Kristi L Koenig; Tareg Bey |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2006-09-11 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Volume: 13 ISSN: 1553-2712 ISO Abbreviation: Acad Emerg Med Publication Date: 2006 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-11-06 Completed Date: 2006-11-30 Revised Date: 2007-01-24 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9418450 Medline TA: Acad Emerg Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1157-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California [corrected], USA. akaji@emedharbor.edu |
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Crowding* Delivery of Health Care / organization & administration, standards* Disaster Planning / organization & administration* Emergency Service, Hospital / organization & administration, standards* Humans United States United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
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Acad Emerg Med. 2007 Jan;14(1):22 |
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