Table 2.
Rates of SARS-CoV-2-infection among healthcare workers at two New Jersey hospitals (Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital [RWJUH] and University Hospital Newark [UHN])
| Variable | # SARS-CoV-2 + / total n (%) 40/546 (7.3%) | # SARS-CoV-2 + / n at RWJUH (%) 10/290 (3.5%) | # SARS-CoV-2 + / n at UHN (%) 30/256 (11.7%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health care role | |||
| Attending physician | 2/112 (1.8%) | 1/63 (1.6%) | 1/49 (2.0%) |
| Resident or fellow physician | 3/98 (3.1%) | 2/62 (3.2%) | 1/36 (2.8%) |
| Nurse | 25/225 (11.1%) | 7/123 (5.7%) | 18/102 (17.7%) |
| Other | 10/111 (9.0%) | 0/42 (0%) | 10/69 (14.5%) |
| Primary unit1 | |||
| Emergency department | 20/245 (8.2%) | 8/132 (6.1%) | 12/113 (10.6%) |
| Medical floor | 9/185 (4.9%) | 5/103 (4.9%) | 4/82 (4.9%) |
| Operating room | 13/134 (9.7%) | 1/53 (1.9%) | 12/81 (14.8%) |
| Intensive care unit2 | 4/192 (2.2%) | 1/111 (0.9%) | 3/81 (3.7%) |
| Designated COVID-19 unit | 5/633 (7.9%) | 1/28 (3.6%) | 4/35 (11.4%) |
| Other unit | 14/255 (5.5%) | 4/122 (3.3%) | 10/133 (7.5%) |
| Estimated percentage of work-time spent in patients’ rooms | |||
| < 25% | 11/210 (5.2%) | 1/115 (0.9%) | 10/95 (10.5%) |
| 25–49% | 7/117 (6.0%) | 1/65 (1.5%) | 6/52 (11.5%) |
| 50–74% | 11/116 (9.5%) | 6/66 (9.1%) | 5/50 (10%) |
| ≥ 75% | 11/95 (11.6%) | 2/39 (5.1%) | 9/56 (16.1%) |
| Missing | 0/8 (0%) | 0/5 (0%) | 0/3 (0%) |
| Estimated percentage of patients for which PPE3 was used | |||
| < 25% | 4/87 (4.6%) | 2/53 (3.8%) | 2/34 (5.9%) |
| 25–49% | 2/59 (3.5%) | 1/32 (3.2%) | 1/27 (3.7%) |
| 50–75% | 4/61 (6.7%) | 1/29 (3.5%) | 3/32 (9.7%) |
| 75–99% | 4/41 (9.8%) | 2/17 (11.8%) | 2/24/ (8.3%) |
| 100% | 25/238 (10.5%) | 4/128 (3.1%) | 21/101 (10.1) |
| Missing | 1/60 (1.7%) | 0/31 (0%) | 1/29 (3.5%) |
| Average number of patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 per shift4 | |||
| 0 | 6/148 (4.1%) | 2/82 (2.4%) | 4/66 (6.1%) |
| > 0- < 5 | 9/162 (5.6%) | 0/90 (0%) | 9/72 (12.5%) |
| ≥ 5 | 24/226 (10.6%) | 8/113 (7.1%) | 16/113 (14.2%) |
| Missing | 1/10 (10.0%) | 0/5 (0%) | 1/5 (20%) |
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1 Half (50.4%) of HCW, including 15 (37.5%) of those infected, reported more than one primary unit
2 Included medical, surgical, cardiac, neurocritical, pediatric, and neonatal intensive care units
3 Personal protective equipment referred to wearing gloves, gown, and a mask (surgical or N95)
4 Decimal places allowed in response