TABLE 1.

Characteristics of Patients Admitted to the Healthcare System With COVID-19

N	Preimplementationa		Postimplementationb
	254		215
Age, mean, SD, y	68.6	16.2	71.6	16.6
BMI, mean, SD, kg/m2	30.8	6.5	30.1	7.0
Gender (No., %)
Male	129	50.8	99	46.0
Female	125	49.2	116	54.0
Race, No., %
White	230	90.6	185	86.0
Black	15	5.9	17	7.9
Ethnicity, No., %
Hispanic	33	13.0	42	19.5
Russian	59	23.2	14	6.5
Medical history, No., %
Chronic pulmonary disease	86	33.9	77	35.8
Diabetes	28	11	17	7.9
Congestive heart failure	83	32.7	63	29.3
Elixhauser index, mean, SDc	15	11	15.9	11
Initial vital signs, mean, SD
Temperature, °F	99.7	1.7	99.7	1.8
Heart rate	93	20.2	93	21.3
Respiratory rate	23	5.9	23	5.5
O2 saturation	94	6.6	94	5.9
Received supplemental O2, No., %	217	85.4	188	87.4
Admit Location, No., %
Floor	199	78.3	165	76.7
Intermediate care/ICU	55	21.7	50	23.3
Discharge disposition, No., %
Home	145	57.1	91	42.3
Died	61	24.0	62	28.8
SNF, Rehab, LTC, or other facility	48	18.9	62	28.8
Length of stay, mean, SD, d	10	9.4	8.4	8.6

^aPreimplementation period included March 15, 2020, to April 2, 2020.

^bPostimplementation period included April 3, 2020, to April 15, 2020.

^cval Walraven modification of the Elixhauser Index

Abbreviations: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; ICU, intensive care unit; LTC, long-term care; O₂, oxygen; SD, standard deviation; SNF, skilled nursing facility.