Mapping infectious disease hospital surge threats to lessons learnt in Singapore: a systems analysis and development of a framework to inform how to DECIDE on planning and response strategies

• Main Authors: Shweta R. Singh (Author), Richard Coker (Author), Hubertus J-M Vrijhoef (Author), Yee Sin Leo (Author), Angela Chow (Author), Poh Lian Lim (Author), Qinghui Tan (Author), Mark I-Cheng Chen (Author), Zoe Jane-Lara Hildon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Hospital usage and service demand during an Infectious Disease (ID) outbreak can tax the health system in different ways. Herein we conceptualize hospital surge elements, and lessons learnt from such events, to help build appropriately matched responses to future ID surge threats...