TY - JOUR
T1 - Wuhan mobile cabin hospital
T2 - A critical health policy at a critical time in China
AU - Zhang, Yuyao
AU - Shi, Leiyu
AU - Cao, Yidan
AU - Chen, Haiqian
AU - Wang, Xiaohan
AU - Sun, Gang
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding was provided by the National Social Science Fund of China (No. 16BGL184).
Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright 2021 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
PY - 2021/1/22
Y1 - 2021/1/22
N2 - This study aimed to systematically analyze the effect of Wuhan mobile cabin hospitals (WMCHs) on the novel coronavirus-caused pneumonia (COVID-19) prevention and control in China. Between February 5, 2020 and March 10, 2020, a total of 16 mobile cabin hospitals were constructed in 3 batches to offer over 13,000 beds and admitted more than 12,000 patients in Wuhan City. The strategy of implementing WMCHs in 3 batches played a key role in fighting against COVID-19 in China. (1) The first batch of WMCHs increased hospital admission capacity of COVID-19 patients in Wuhan, which showed initial effect on COVID-19 epidemic control. (2) The operation of the second batch of WMCHs greatly contributed to the rapid growth in discharged patients. (3) After launching the third batch of WMCHs, the COVID-19 epidemic situation in Wuhan improved considerably. The last batch of WMCHs made a substantial contribution to defeating the COVID-19 epidemic in Wuhan.
AB - This study aimed to systematically analyze the effect of Wuhan mobile cabin hospitals (WMCHs) on the novel coronavirus-caused pneumonia (COVID-19) prevention and control in China. Between February 5, 2020 and March 10, 2020, a total of 16 mobile cabin hospitals were constructed in 3 batches to offer over 13,000 beds and admitted more than 12,000 patients in Wuhan City. The strategy of implementing WMCHs in 3 batches played a key role in fighting against COVID-19 in China. (1) The first batch of WMCHs increased hospital admission capacity of COVID-19 patients in Wuhan, which showed initial effect on COVID-19 epidemic control. (2) The operation of the second batch of WMCHs greatly contributed to the rapid growth in discharged patients. (3) After launching the third batch of WMCHs, the COVID-19 epidemic situation in Wuhan improved considerably. The last batch of WMCHs made a substantial contribution to defeating the COVID-19 epidemic in Wuhan.
KW - China
KW - Wuhan mobile cabin hospital
KW - health policy
KW - the novel coronavirus-caused pneumonia
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U2 - 10.1097/MD.0000000000024077
DO - 10.1097/MD.0000000000024077
M3 - Article
C2 - 33546011
AN - SCOPUS:85101003896
SN - 0025-7974
VL - 100
SP - E24077
JO - Medicine (United States)
JF - Medicine (United States)
IS - 3
ER -