The New York State Department of Health has released, through its Health Commerce System, an updated guidance document for the transfer and tracking of patients to alternate care sites, including the Javits New York Medical Station and the USNS Comfort. Of note, the Javits site is now exclusively for COVID positive patients. Hospitals should carefully…

Crisis Planning Background and Tools Surge Planning Tools for Scarce Resource Situations Resource Title Organizational Author or Journal Title Description Patient Care Strategies for Scarce Resources Situations Minnesota Department of Health Emergency and Response Comprehensive toolkit for patient care management in scarce resource situations in summary cards. Scarce Resource Management & Crisis Standards of Care…

The New York State Department of Health has released, through its Health Commerce System, an updated guidance document for the transfer and tracking of patients to alternate care sites, including the Javits New York Medical Station, which officially opened March 30. The guidance document includes inclusion/exclusion criteria, instructions for contacting the Healthcare Evacuation Call Center…