Table 1.
Nationally recommended focus areas for hospital pandemic planning
| Key focus area | Currently formulating written plan N (%) | Have formal written plan in place N (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Back-up Communications | 2 (22.2) | 7 (77.8) |
| planning | ||
| Surge capacity planning a | 2 (22.2) | 7 (77.8) |
| Degradation of services | 2 (22.2) | 7 (77.8) |
| planning b | ||
| Stockpiling and supply-line | 5 (55.6) | 4 (44.4) |
| planning |
a
Addresses the ability of a facility to increase the numbers of patients simultaneously receiving inpatient services at any one time.
b
Addresses the practice of a hospital temporarily suspending some of the nonessential services it offers in order to increase the proportion of critical services (that is, temporary cancellation of elective surgical procedures).