The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) response on hospital infection prevention programs and practices in the southeastern United States
Initial assessments of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) preparedness revealed resource shortages and variations in infection prevention policies across US hospitals. Our follow-up survey revealed improvement in resource availability, increase in testing capacity, and uniformity in infection prevention policies. Most importantly, the survey highlighted an increase in staffing shortages and use of travel nursing.
Authors
- Esther Baker
- Brittain Wood
- Deverick J. Anderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6882-5496)
- Elizabeth Dodds‐Ashley
- Ibukunoluwa C. Kalu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0839-568X)
- Linda Roach
- Linda Crane
- Andrea Cromer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8212-1652)
- Emily Sickbert-Bennett
- Kathryn L. Crawford
- Sonali D. Advani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5162-6482)
- Polly Padgette
- David J. Weber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1726-4435)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epicenters Program
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- UNC Libraries
- Published
- 2025-06-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.17615/grry-ey02
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00