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Preparedness and Response to the COVID-19 Emergency: Experience from the Teaching Hospital of Pisa, Italy

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  • Angelo Baggiani

    (The Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, 56100 Pisa, Italy
    Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56123 Pisa, Italy)

  • Silvia Briani

    (The Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, 56100 Pisa, Italy)

  • Grazia Luchini

    (The Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, 56100 Pisa, Italy)

  • Mauro Giraldi

    (The Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, 56100 Pisa, Italy)

  • Carlo Milli

    (The Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, 56100 Pisa, Italy)

  • Alfonso Cristaudo

    (The Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, 56100 Pisa, Italy
    Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56123 Pisa, Italy)

  • Lucia Trillini

    (The Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, 56100 Pisa, Italy)

  • Lorenzo Rossi

    (The Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, 56100 Pisa, Italy)

  • Stefano Gaffi

    (The Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, 56100 Pisa, Italy)

  • Giovanni Ceccanti

    (The Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, 56100 Pisa, Italy)

  • Maria Carola Martino

    (The Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, 56100 Pisa, Italy)

  • Federica Marchetti

    (The Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, 56100 Pisa, Italy)

  • Marinella Pardi

    (The Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, 56100 Pisa, Italy)

  • Fabio Escati

    (The Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, 56100 Pisa, Italy)

  • Monica Scateni

    (The Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, 56100 Pisa, Italy)

  • Simona Frangioni

    (The Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, 56100 Pisa, Italy)

  • Antonella Ciucci

    (The Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, 56100 Pisa, Italy)

  • Guglielmo Arzilli

    (Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56123 Pisa, Italy)

  • Daniele Sironi

    (Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56123 Pisa, Italy)

  • Francesco Mariottini

    (Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56123 Pisa, Italy)

  • Francesca Papini

    (Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56123 Pisa, Italy)

  • Virginia Casigliani

    (Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56123 Pisa, Italy)

  • Giuditta Scardina

    (Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56123 Pisa, Italy)

  • Giacomo Visi

    (Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56123 Pisa, Italy)

  • Costanza Bisordi

    (Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56123 Pisa, Italy)

  • Tommaso Mariotti

    (Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56123 Pisa, Italy)

  • Giulia Gemignani

    (The Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, 56100 Pisa, Italy)

  • Beatrice Casini

    (The Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, 56100 Pisa, Italy
    Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56123 Pisa, Italy)

  • Andrea Porretta

    (The Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, 56100 Pisa, Italy
    Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56123 Pisa, Italy)

  • Lara Tavoschi

    (Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56123 Pisa, Italy)

  • Michele Totaro

    (Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56123 Pisa, Italy)

  • Gaetano Pierpaolo Privitera

    (The Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, 56100 Pisa, Italy
    Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56123 Pisa, Italy)

Abstract

In Italy, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emergency took hold in Lombardy and Veneto at the end of February 2020 and spread unevenly among the other regions in the following weeks. In Tuscany, the progressive increase of hospitalized COVID-19 patients required the set-up of a regional task force to prepare for and effectively respond to the emergency. In this case report, we aim to describe the key elements that have been identified and implemented in our center, a 1082-bed hospital located in the Pisa district, to rapidly respond to the COVID-19 outbreak in order to guarantee safety of patients and healthcare workers.

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  • Angelo Baggiani & Silvia Briani & Grazia Luchini & Mauro Giraldi & Carlo Milli & Alfonso Cristaudo & Lucia Trillini & Lorenzo Rossi & Stefano Gaffi & Giovanni Ceccanti & Maria Carola Martino & Federic, 2020. "Preparedness and Response to the COVID-19 Emergency: Experience from the Teaching Hospital of Pisa, Italy," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(20), pages 1-10, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:20:p:7376-:d:425596
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