Leading a Hospital Incident Command System during a global pandemic

Marsha L. Maurer, DNP, RN

doi:10.5055/jem.0555

Authors

Marsha L. Maurer, DNP, RN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5055/jem.0555

Keywords:

disaster planning, emergency preparedness, disaster readiness, disease outbreaks, decision support systems, clinical, Massachusetts, epidemiology, communicable disease control, organization and administration, Academic Medical Centers, organization and ad

Abstract

Responding to a healthcare crisis such as COVID-19 requires a practiced, nimble incident command structure. Our medical center is in one of the areas in the US that was hardest hit by the initial wave. Effective leadership of incident command was critical in our response.

Author Biography

Marsha L. Maurer, DNP, RN

Senior Vice President, Patient Care Services, and the Cynthia and Robert J. Lepofsky Chief Nursing Officer, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

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