PCORI's video: Part 3: Elective and Urgent Surgeries amid COVID-19

Amid the pandemic, many hospitals have suspended elective and urgent surgeries, including transplants and cancer surgeries. Yet the need for many of these procedures remains. How many and what types of these surgeries can be conducted will depend both on the level of urgency and on hospitals’ non-COVID capacity. In Part 3 of this PCORI-hosted webinar series, Confronting COVID-19: Finding Hospital Capacity and Improving Patient Flow, speakers discuss how hospitals can balance these factors. Link to webinar summary: https://www.pcori.org/document/part-3-elective-and-urgent-surgeries-amid-covid-19-summary-report-april-14-2020 Speakers • Bruce L. Gewertz, Surgeon-in-Chief, Chair, Department of Surgery, and Vice Dean, Academic Affairs, Cedars-Sinai Health System • Shaf Keshavjee, Surgeon-in-Chief, Sprott Surgery, University Health Network; Professor of Thoracic Surgery, University of Toronto • Tom Waddell, Chair, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Toronto Discussants • David B. Hoyt, Executive Director, American College of Surgeons • Eugene Litvak, President and Chief Executive Officer, Institute for Healthcare Optimization Moderator • Susan Dentzer, Senior Policy Fellow, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy Tags: PCORI, COVID-19, urgent surgeries, surgery, organ transplants, cancer, emergency departments, hospitals, hospital capacity, health systems, improving patient flow, managing incident command