Abstract
This study reviewed developments in hospitalization in the metropolitan area of Syracuse, New York during the initial months of the Coronavirus epidemic. The study was based on the use of inpatient discharge data and information contained in daily utilization reports for the three hospitals in the community distributed by the Hospital Executive Council. The data demonstrated that the medical-surgical and critical care inpatient census, as well as the emergency department volume peaked in January 2020 and declined gradually during February and the first half of March as a result of the seasonal influenza season prior to the epidemic. The data showed that with the onset of the epidemic in mid-March, the data identified substantial reductions in the use of inpatient beds and the emergency departments. The medical-surgical and critical care censuses declined by 31.2 and 29.3 percent respectively. This resulted from provider and public efforts to free inpatient beds for coronavirus patients. During April and May 2020, the use of medical-surgical beds and emergency departments in the Syracuse hospital gradually increased as the Coronavirus epidemic plateaued. Subsequent data will identify whether the use of inpatient medical - surgical beds and emergency department visits in the Syracuse hospitals return to the levels before the epidemic.
Highlights
The recent appearance of the Coronavirus and its impact has caused concern in many areas of the world
Between 2016 and 2019, the combined Syracuse hospitals generated an annual average of 225,586 emergency department visits and 63,690 ambulance transports
This study described efforts of the Syracuse hospitals to plan for the incidence of the Coronavirus in the early stages of that process
Summary
The recent appearance of the Coronavirus and its impact has caused concern in many areas of the world. The need to address treatment of virus patients, as well as testing and other functions, has reduced the revenue of many hospitals and other health care providers. This has resulted in furloughing workers and reducing salaries for others [2] [6] [7]. Addressing the virus has required data concerning its incidence and the capacity of health care resources to address it [8] [9] In this situation, the need for local data has become extremely important. National and statewide information may be interesting, local data are required to address the impact of the virus at the community level, where health care is delivered [8]
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