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APRIL 30, 2020

Converting Peri-Anesthesia Care Units Into COVID-19 Critical Care Units

One Community Hospital’s Response

Elisa Lund, MD
Angela Whitten, CRNA, MSNA
Rick Middleton, CRNA, MSN
Jill Phlippeau, RN, MSN

David N. Flynn, MD, MBA

 

 

Wayne UNC Health Care
Goldsboro, N.C.


On April 11, 2020, the United States celebrated a major victory. Based on public health models,1 April 11 was predicted to be the peak date for use of resources and number of new cases of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) nationwide.

However, in most communities, this victory was not celebrated. Each region, state,