Staged Strategy to Avoid Hospital Surge and Preventable Mortality, while Reducing the Economic Burden of Social Distancing
| dc.creator | Duque, Daniel | |
| dc.creator | Tec, Mauricio | |
| dc.creator | Morton, David P. | |
| dc.creator | Scott, James | |
| dc.creator | Yang, Haoxiang | |
| dc.creator | Pasco, Remy | |
| dc.creator | Pierce, Kelly | |
| dc.creator | Fox, Spencer J. | |
| dc.creator | Pignone, Michael | |
| dc.creator | Hudson, Parker | |
| dc.creator | Meyers, Lauren Ancel | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-07-29T20:41:47Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-07-29T20:41:47Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In order to balance the goals of preventing death from COVID-19 while also minimizing other negative (societal and economic) impacts, it is important to have a clear monitoring strategy that can guide public policy. Such a strategy can be used to help guide the application of the range of non-pharmacological interventions that have been shown to reduce disease transmission and death. Here, we propose a coherent data-driven strategy for triggering both the tightening and relaxation of policies to ensure Measures COVID-19 hospitalizations do not exceed healthcare capacity in cities while minimizing the duration of restrictions on commerce, healthcare, recreation, and schooling. As US states reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is expected that cases will increase. The goal of this strategy is to reduce economic hardship while maintaining access to hospital care for both COVID-19 patients and all other patients and to avoid excess serious complications or death for those with COVID-19 or for those with other medical conditions like cancer or cardiovascular disease, who may not receive timely or safe care if health system overwhelmed by COVID-19. In addition, an overwhelmed health system creates a more dangerous environment for our health care providers who will be more likely to be infected and hence exacerbate health care shortages. It could also seriously compromise the public confidence in their health and safety. | |
| dc.description.department | Integrative Biology | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.15781/xw18-9m27 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2152/126282 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.26153/tsw/52819 | |
| dc.subject | COVID-19 | |
| dc.subject | preventable mortality | |
| dc.subject | social distancing measures | |
| dc.subject | economic burden | |
| dc.subject | hospital surge | |
| dc.title | Staged Strategy to Avoid Hospital Surge and Preventable Mortality, while Reducing the Economic Burden of Social Distancing | |
| dc.type | DataPaper |