The mechanics of setting up a COVID-19 response: Experiences of the COVID-19 epidemic from Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

M. Mendelson; L. Booyens; A. Boutall; L. Cairncross; G. Calligaro; J. A. Dave; S. Dlamini; S. Dyer; B. Eick; K. Fieggen; P. Frankenfeld; J. Hoare; R. Hofmeyr; J. Joska; I. Joubert; R. Krause; A. Kropman; D. Levin; D. Maughan; G. Meintjes; E. Muller; N. Ntusi; N. Papavarnavas; B. Patel; J. Peter; P. Raubenheimer; Q. Said-Hartley; P. Singh; S. Wasserman

doi:10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i10.15215

The mechanics of setting up a COVID-19 response: Experiences of the COVID-19 epidemic from Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

M. Mendelson, L. Booyens, A. Boutall, L. Cairncross, G. Calligaro, J. A. Dave, S. Dlamini, S. Dyer, B. Eick, K. Fieggen, P. Frankenfeld, J. Hoare, R. Hofmeyr, J. Joska, I. Joubert, R. Krause, A. Kropman, D. Levin, D. Maughan, G. MeintjesE. Muller, N. Ntusi, N. Papavarnavas, B. Patel, J. Peter, P. Raubenheimer, Q. Said-Hartley, P. Singh, S. Wasserman

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The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has challenged the provision of healthcare in ways that are unprecedented in our lifetime. Planning for the sheer numbers expected during the surge has required public hospitals to de-escalate all non-essential clinical services to focus on COVID-19. Western Cape Province was the initial epicentre of the COVID-19 epidemic in South Africa (SA), and the Cape Town metro was its hardest-hit geographical region. We describe how we constructed our COVID-19 hospital-wide clinical service at Groote Schuur Hospital, the University of Cape Town’s tertiary-level teaching hospital. By describing the barriers and enablers, we hope to provide guidance rather than a blueprint for hospitals elsewhere in SA and in low-resource countries that face similar challenges now or during subsequent waves.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	968-972
Number of pages	5
Journal	South African Medical Journal
Volume	110
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i10.15215
Publication status	Published - Oct 2020
Externally published	Yes

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Mendelson, M., Booyens, L., Boutall, A., Cairncross, L., Calligaro, G., Dave, J. A., Dlamini, S., Dyer, S., Eick, B., Fieggen, K., Frankenfeld, P., Hoare, J., Hofmeyr, R., Joska, J., Joubert, I., Krause, R., Kropman, A., Levin, D., Maughan, D., ... Wasserman, S. (2020). The mechanics of setting up a COVID-19 response: Experiences of the COVID-19 epidemic from Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa. South African Medical Journal, 110(10), 968-972. https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i10.15215

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The mechanics of setting up a COVID-19 response: Experiences of the COVID-19 epidemic from Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

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