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Abstract Number: 217
SHM Converge 2021
Background: With nearly 60 million cases and 1.4 million deaths globally (1), the COVID-19 pandemic has been deemed a traumatic event that transcends the range of normal human experience (2). History suggests those on the frontline of disasters are at risk of burnout, depression, post- traumatic stress disorder, and in grim cases—suicide. (3) The current […]
Abstract Number: 219
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Falls are associated with significant morbidity and increased healthcare expenses for hospitalized patients. There are hundreds of thousands of inpatient falls every year. There are multiple validated scores to guide the need of imaging for patients presenting to ED after, but no such score exists for hospitalized patients who suffer a fall event. This […]
Abstract Number: 232
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Hospital at home is a novel healthcare delivery model offering acute inpatient care outside hospital walls. In the United States, hospital at home programs are almost exclusively offered in urban settings. Many rural regions of the United States have difficulty with adequate healthcare access, and there is little data on rural hospital at home […]
Abstract Number: 249
SHM Converge 2021
Background: In March 2020, with a precipitous surge of cases within a three-week period, the hospital infrastructure crumbled–COVID-19 impacted New York with unparalleled intensity. The unrelenting volume of patients coupled with the prolonged intensive care unit (ICU) stays of COVID patients led to a rapid expansion from two medical ICUs at our two academic centers […]
Abstract Number: 264
SHM Converge 2021
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic brought considerable stress to all healthcare providers. The inpatient setting has brought unique challenges to Hospitalists. As we were all adjusting to our new reality both at work and at home, the Division of Hospital Medicine at UC San Diego Health saw the importance of listening in a time of chaos. […]
Abstract Number: 267
SHM Converge 2021
Background: The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to challenging staffing situations for health systems. Rapid increases in patient volumes, coupled with clinician illness, need for quarantine/isolation as well as other workforce restrictions, have required systems to become nimble in clinician staffing. To overcome these challenges, novel approaches have been utilized including the employment of non-traditional […]
Abstract Number: 270
SHM Converge 2021
Background: In April 2020, New York was the global epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. With as many as 12,000 new COVID-19 cases reported each day, many hospital beds and intensive care units were at capacity. As a part of Operation Gotham, the US Army Corps of Engineers transformed the Jacob K Javits Center in Manhattan […]
Abstract Number: 273
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Croup affects more than 1.4 million children under the age of six in the United States annually. Up to 6% of children with croup are hospitalized at an estimated annual cost of $56 million. Guidelines for Emergency Department (ED) and inpatient management of croup vary and generally rely on limited evidence. Specifically, admission and […]
Abstract Number: 274
SHM Converge 2021
Background: The elderly population is growing rapidly and those aged 65 and older comprise nearly 40 percent of hospitalized adults. As the population continues to age, this number is expected to rise. Promoting age-friendly care has been at the forefront of many health systems’ goals. Purpose: Our Hospital Medicine Group’s Orthopedic Hospitalist co-management program set […]
Abstract Number: 287
SHM Converge 2021
Background: The role of the hospitalists was originally to improve efficiency in medicine; however, in order to reach maximum efficiency, a quality dynamic must be achieved. Hospitalists face a particular challenge with increased workload and patient volume partnered with decreased treatment time. Purpose: There is no “gold standard” method of rounding for hospitalists. This study […]