Preparing a teaching hospital and university campus for the COVID-19 pandemic: A Saudi University hospital experience

Wajdan Al-Assaf; Mohammed Al-Raye; Mercy Joseph; Ahmed Al-Anazi; Sabarina Jumat; Hisham Al-Zughibi; Aseem Allam; Abdulkareem Al-Suwaida

doi:10.4103/jnsm.jnsm_159_20

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Year : 2022 \| Volume : 5 \| Issue : 2 \| Page : 144-149

Preparing a teaching hospital and university campus for the COVID-19 pandemic: A Saudi University hospital experience Wajdan Al-Assaf¹, Mohammed Al-Raye², Mercy Joseph², Ahmed Al-Anazi³, Sabarina Jumat⁴, Hisham Al-Zughibi⁵, Aseem Allam², Abdulkareem Al-Suwaida⁶ ¹ Emergency Medicine Department, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ² Infection Control Deparment, Department of Medicine, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ³ Specialized Medical Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ⁴ Nursing Department, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ⁵ Local Content and Government Procuretment Authority, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ⁶ King Saudi University Deprtment of Medicine, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Correspondence Address: Wajdan Al-Assaf College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, P O Box 84428, Riyadh Saudi Arabia Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None DOI: 10.4103/jnsm.jnsm_159_20

Objectives: To outline the preparation conducted by King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz University hospital, And princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman university to deal with COVID-19 pandemic. This experience may assist other healthcare facilities (especially academic hospitals) in pandemic-related disaster planning and management. Methods: A descriptive study outlining the process of disaster preparedness and functional implication of this preparedness for a university campus and its related academic hospital to cope with the merging COVID-19 pandemic for the period from February 2020-October 2020. Results: The implemented measures in both the university and hospital helped in decreasing the rate of COVID-19 cross-infections between healthcare workers, admitted patients and university personnel. Resources were evenly distributed, and clear line of management, reporting and communication was established between the hospital and university. Conclusion : Integration between all stake holders in academic hospital and university leadership is the corner stone in pandemic and disaster management.



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