Table 1.
Factors | Hospital for Special Surgery | University of Washington | Cedar-Sinai | UCLA | Tulane University |
New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles, CA | New Orleans, LA | |
No. of residents total (per class) | 45 (9) | 39 (8) | 20 (4) | 29 (6) | 15 (3) |
No. of attending faculty | >130 | 55 | 41 | 34 | 17 |
Hospital sites (institutions in italics do not have continued resident coverage) | HSS NYP Cornell* NYP Queens* VA Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | Harborview Medical Center* UWashington Medical Center Seattle Children's Hospital UWashington Medical Center-Northwest VA | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center* Children's Hospital of Los Angeles Kerlan-Jobe Institute Shriner's Hospital for Children | Ronald Reagan Hospital* UCLA Santa Monica VA Olive View Medical Center Orthopaedic Institute for Children | University Medical Center of New Orleans* Tulane Medical Center VA Lakeside Hospital East Jefferson West Jefferson New Orleans Children's Hospital |
Institution-wide suspension of elective cases | March 16, 17 | March 16 | March 17 | March 17 | March 10 |
Implementation of residency program changes | March 17, Reassignment April 4b | March 23 | March 17 | March 17 | March 10 |
Residents involved in clinics? | No | Yes | No | No | Yes—trauma clinic only |
Availability of COVID-19 testing for residents? Type of testing |
Yes, if symptomatic PCR |
Yes, if symptomatic PCR |
Yes, if symptomaticc PCR |
Yes, if symptomatic PCR |
Yes, if symptomatic PCR |
Residents suspended from clinical duty with suspected or diagnosed COVID-19 | Yes, 6 suspected, 5 confirmed | Yes, 4 suspected, negative testing | Yes, 1 suspected, negative testing | Yes, 1 suspected, negative testing | Yes, 1 suspected, negative testing |
PCR = polymerase chain reaction
Level 1 trauma center.
Reassignment of residents occurring after the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Pandemic Status III Declaration.
Testing not initially available, mandated self-quarantine protocol if symptomatic.
VA = Veteran's affairs; UCLA = University of California-Los Angeles