Table 1:
Median and interquartile ranges for county case rates of COVID-19 infection (number of new weekly cases per 1000 county residents) at the time of implementation of hospital operational changes, stratified by region
| Region |
Incident Command System N=44 |
Elective Procedure Cancellation N=43 |
ICU Expansion N=26 |
Tiered Staffing Model N=20 |
Temporary Staffing Hires N=21 |
Alternative Ventilator Strategies N=9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast | 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) |
0.16 (0.03, 1.03) |
1.03 (0.12, 1.44) |
0.28 (0.13, 2.98) |
1.60 (0.88, 2.73) |
2.95 (2.17, 4.11) |
| Midwest | 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) |
0.08 (0.04, 0.09) |
0.67 (0.06, 1.30) |
0.29 (0.28, 0.48) |
0.54 (0.40, 0.92) |
1.28 (1.27, 1.29) |
| South | 0.00 (0.00, 0.02) |
0.05 (0.01, 0.27) |
0.23 (0.12, 0.53) |
0.46 (0.39, 1.46) |
1.14 (0.73, 2.98) |
0.00 (0.00, 0.00) |
| West – Mountain | 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) |
0.06 (0.01, 0.14) |
0.21 (0.13, 0.60) |
0.81 (0.79, 1.12) |
0.98 (0.30, 1.25) |
NA |
| West – Pacific | 0.01 (0.00, 0.03) |
0.09 (0.03, 0.15) |
0.04 (0.03, 0.60) |
0.15 (0.03, 0.58) |
0.16 (0.03, 0.30) |
NA |
Abbreviations: ICU – Intensive Care Unit; N = number; NA = not applicable