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

Angelo Baggiani, Silvia Briani, Grazia Luchini, Mauro Giraldi, Carlo Milli, Alfonso Cristaudo, Lucia Trillini, Lorenzo Rossi, Stefano Gaffi, Giovanni Ceccanti, Maria Carola Martino, Federica Marchetti, Marinella Pardi, Fabio Escati, Monica Scateni, Simona Frangioni, Antonella Ciucci, Guglielmo Arzilli, Daniele Sironi, Francesco Mariottini, Francesca Papini, Virginia Casigliani, Giuditta Scardina, Giacomo Visi, Costanza Bisordi, Tommaso Mariotti, Giulia Gemignani, Beatrice Casini, Andrea Porretta, Lara Tavoschi, Michele Totaro and Gaetano Pierpaolo Privitera
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Angelo Baggiani: The Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, 56100 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
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
Andrea Porretta: The Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, 56100 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

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 20, 1-10

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.

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19 hospital; personal protective equipment; disinfection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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