Title of article :
Saving Hospitals Will Save Lives: A Report of an Experience in Hospital Management during the Coronavirus Disease-2019 Outbreak
Author/Authors :
Mehrpour, Saeed Reza Chief Executive Officer - Shariati Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences - Tehran, Iran , Rabie, Hamid Department of Orthopaedic Surgery - Shariati Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences - Tehran, Iran , Sharafi, Mohammad Hasan Department of Orthopaedic Surgery - Shariati Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences - Tehran, Iran , Rafati, Masoud Hospital Manager - Shariati Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences - Tehran, Iran , Jafary, Mohammadreza General Practitioner - Shariati Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences - Tehran, Iran , Nabian, Mohammad Hossein Department of Orthopedic Surgery - Shariati Hospital - School of Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences - Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Throughout the history of the human community, outbreaks of infectious diseases have been assumed to be a serious threat and have had several impacts on human life (1). There is no certain definition of a pandemic, but some of its features include wide geographic distribution, low immunity of community, and high rate of attack and transmission power (2). In December 2019, a novel viral pneumonia, called Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19), was reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) and gradually spread over the world (3). Finally, owing to some of its features such as rapid progression in the world and high attack rate, the WHO was convinced to characterize it as a pandemic (4).
Keywords :
Coronavirus , Pandemics , Decision Making , COVID-19
Journal title :
Journal of Orthopedic and Spine Trauma
