Surgical InfectionsVol. 21, No. 9 CommentaryTransforming a Long-Term Acute Care Hospital into a COVID-19–Designated HospitalAlexandria Robbins, Gregory J. Beilman, Brian Amdahl, Mark Welton, Christopher Tignanelli, Andrew P.J. Olson, and Jeffrey G. ChipmanAlexandria RobbinsDepartment of Surgery and Critical Care, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.Search for more papers by this author, Gregory J. BeilmanDepartment of Surgery and Critical Care, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.M Health Fairview System, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.Search for more papers by this author, Brian AmdahlM Health Fairview System, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.Search for more papers by this author, Mark WeltonDepartment of Surgery and Critical Care, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.M Health Fairview System, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.Search for more papers by this author, Christopher TignanelliDepartment of Surgery and Critical Care, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.Search for more papers by this author, Andrew P.J. OlsonM Health Fairview System, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.Search for more papers by this author, and Jeffrey G. ChipmanAddress correspondence to: Dr. Jeffrey G. Chipman, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA E-mail Address: chipm001@umn.eduDepartment of Surgery and Critical Care, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.M Health Fairview System, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:23 Oct 2020https://doi.org/10.1089/sur.2020.155AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB Permissions & CitationsPermissionsDownload CitationsTrack CitationsAdd to favorites Back To Publication ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail View articleFiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited byPostoperative Intensive Care Unit Overtriage8 June 2022 | Annals of Surgery, Vol. 277, No. 2Changes in the number of intensive care unit beds in US hospitals during the early months of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic3 June 2021 | Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, Vol. 43, No. 10Responding to COVID-19 Through Interhospital Resource Coordination: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation27 September 2021 | Journal of Patient Safety, Vol. 18, No. 4Comparison of Outcomes and Process of Care for Patients Treated at Hospitals Dedicated for COVID-19 Care vs Other Hospitals3 March 2022 | JAMA Network Open, Vol. 5, No. 3Metabolic surgery may protect against admission for COVID-19 in persons with nonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseSurgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, Vol. 17, No. 10Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals Extend ICU Capacity for COVID-19 Response and RecoveryChest, Vol. 159, No. 5Overwhelmed Hospitals May Soon Lead to Overwhelmed Rehabilitation Facilities Unless Post–Acute Care Infrastructure Is Strengthened26 January 2021 | American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Vol. 100, No. 5Implementation of an Anticoagulation Practice Guideline for COVID-19 via a Clinical Decision Support System in a Large Academic Health System and Its Evaluation: Observational Study18 November 2021 | JMIR Medical Informatics, Vol. 9, No. 11 Volume 21Issue 9Nov 2020 InformationCopyright 2020, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishersTo cite this article:Alexandria Robbins, Gregory J. Beilman, Brian Amdahl, Mark Welton, Christopher Tignanelli, Andrew P.J. Olson, and Jeffrey G. Chipman.Transforming a Long-Term Acute Care Hospital into a COVID-19–Designated Hospital.Surgical Infections.Nov 2020.729-731.http://doi.org/10.1089/sur.2020.155Published in Volume: 21 Issue 9: October 23, 2020Online Ahead of Print:July 17, 2020PDF download