TABLE 4.
Hospital Policies, Simulations, Suspect/Treated Cases and HICS Activation for Specific Emerging Infections
| Variable | No. of Respondents | Ebola, No. (%) | MERS-CoV, No. (%) | Zika, No. (%) | Pandemic Influenza, No. (%) | CRE, No. (%) | MDR-TB, No. (%) | Measles and Vaccine Preventable Diseases, No. (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infection-specific clinical and operational policies and procedures are in place | 48 | 48 (100) | 35 (73) | 15 (31) | 44 (92) | 40 (83) | 36 (75) | 36 (75) |
| If policies and procedures are in place, they have been simulated | 44 | 43 (90) | 14 (40) | 1 (7) | 28 (64) | 8 (20) | 4 (11) | 3 (8) |
| Hospital has treated suspected or confirmed case(s) | 47 | 16 (34) | 22 (47) | 11 (23) | 26 (55) | 43 (91) | 25 (52) | 27 (57) |
| HICS has been activated (eg, single case of suspected or confirmed Ebola could activate HICS) | 29 | 23 (79) | 4 (14) | 1 (3) | 10 (34) | 3 (10) | 1 (3) | 3 (10) |
NOTE. HICS, hospital incident command system; MERS-CoV, Middle East respiratory syndrome-coronavirus; CRE, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae; MDR-TB, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.