Karyn D Baum, Lauren Vlaanderen, Walter James, Mary Jo Huppert, Paul Kettler, Christine Chell, Adam Shadiow, Helen Strike, Kay Greenlee, Daniel Brown, John L Hick, Jack M Wolf, Mark B Fiecas, Erin McLachlan, Judy Seaberg, Sean MacDonnell, Sarah Kesler, Jeffrey R Dichter
BACKGROUND: COVID-19 led to unprecedented inpatient capacity challenges, particularly in ICUs, which spurred development of statewide or regional placement centers for coordinating transfer (load-balancing) of adult patients needing intensive care to hospitals with remaining capacity. RESEARCH QUESTION: Do Medical Operations Coordination Centers (MOCC) augment patient placement during times of severe capacity challenges? STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: The Minnesota MOCC was established with a focus on transfer of adult ICU and medical-surgical patients; trauma, cardiac, stroke, burn, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation cases were excluded...
August 17, 2023: Chest