Summary
This research project aims to understand how hospitals adapt and maintain resiliency for both infected and uninfected patients during respiratory viral surge events, ranging from seasonal influenza to COVID-19.
Hospital adaptation and resiliency for infected and uninfected patients during respiratory viral surge events: from seasonal influenza to COVID-19
US · PA
NIH
grant
awarded
#nih-5K23HL161353-05
What they want
The project will quantify hospital adaptation by determining how cumulative seasonal influenza experiences affect care processes and clinical outcomes for high-acuity influenza patients. It will measure resiliency by assessing how daily capacity strain and cumulative experience during surges impact care and outcomes for uninfected 'bystander patients' at risk for acute respiratory failure. The project will also identify organizational characteristics that influence how hospitals achieve or struggle with adaptation and resiliency during these events. The ultimate goal is to facilitate testing organizational interventions to improve hospital adaptation and resiliency.
Deliverables
- Understanding how care delivery and outcomes change over the course of a respiratory viral surge event
- Identification of organizational factors accounting for observed differences in hospital adaptation and resiliency
- Findings to facilitate testing organizational interventions
Key personnel
- Independent investigator (Instructor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care)
- Mentorship team
