Transforming a public university hospital and its area of influence into a comprehensive resource in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

La evolución de la pandemia y los retos organizativos en un hospital terciario

“…La primera ola se caracterizó por un rápido ascenso de la incidencia, que conllevó aumentar la capacidad de la UCI en un 438% y duplicar el número de camas a un total de 2054 1 . Esta gestión de la crisis se hizo en coordinación con el resto de los dispositivos sanitarios del territorio mediante 2 transformaciones paralelas que mostraron la potencial flexibilidad del sistema sanitario.…”

The evolution of the pandemic and the organizational challenges in a tertiary hospital

“…The first wave was characterised by a rapid rise in incidence, which led to a 438% increase in ICU capacity and a doubling of the number of beds to a total of 2054. 1 This crisis management was conducted in coordination with the rest of the health systems in the territory by means of 2 parallel transformations that demonstrated the potential flexibility of the health system. The first involved mobilising most of the resources, both human and material, to care for infected patients, bringing non-COVID activity to a standstill.…”