Expanding hospital capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic: the family voice matters

JA Connor, M Hurtig, JA Ormsby… - Pediatric Quality & …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Methods: The team conducted qualitative descriptive interviews with parents of children
undergoing congenital heart surgery admitted to the inpatient cardiac unit in a 404-bed free …

Quality and safety in hospital pediatrics during COVID-19: A national qualitative study

NR De Angulo, N Penwill, PR Pathak, C Ja… - Hospital …, 2021 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: To describe challenges in inpatient pediatric quality and safety during the
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. METHODS: In a previous qualitative …

Visitor guidelines in US children's hospitals during COVID-19

AJ Vance, J Duy, N Laventhal, TJ Iwashyna… - Hospital …, 2021 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES: To examine visitor guidelines among children's hospitals in the United States
in response to the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. METHODS: A retrospective …

Parental perceptions on the impact of visiting restrictions during COVID‐19 in a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit

M Broom, T Cochrane, D Cruickshank… - Journal of Paediatrics …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim During the first wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), visiting guidelines in
neonatal units changed to maintain the health and safety of staff, neonates, and families. In …

Deployed: One Pediatric Department's Experience of Adult Care During COVID-19

LN Hodo, LC Douglas, DS Lee, S Bhadriraju… - Hospital …, 2021 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES The number of hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019 patients in March 2020
to April 2020 in our New York City hospital required increased physician staffing, including …

When pediatric hospitalists took care of adults during the COVID-19 pandemic

R Osborn, B Doolittle, J Loyal - Hospital Pediatrics, 2021 - publications.aap.org
In April 2020, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic raged through our
hospital system in Connecticut. 1 Medical teams for adult patients mobilized their staff and …

Parental and staff experiences of restricted parental presence on a neonatal intensive care unit during COVID‐19

H Garfield, B Westgate, R Chaudhary, M King… - Acta …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The COVID‐19 pandemic had a significant impact on parental presence in the Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit (NICU) during the first wave. The NICU team at the Rosie Hospital …

Impact of restrictions on parental presence in neonatal intensive care units related to coronavirus disease 2019

A Darcy Mahoney, RD White, A Velasquez… - Journal of …, 2020 - nature.com
Objectives To determine the relationship between the emergence of COVID-19 and
neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) family presence as well as how NICU design affects …

SHEA Pediatric Leadership Council commentary: Inpatient visitor considerations for pediatric patients during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

AH Bartlett, KA Ravin, LG Rubin, C McGrath… - Infection Control & …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Visitor restriction during the respiratory viral season is a common practice among children's
hospitals. Specific visitor limitations vary by institution but often include a reduction in the …

Evaluating pediatric families' understanding of and reactions to COVID-19 visitor restrictions

AV Hyczko, C Fu, Z Graf… - Journal of Patient …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The COVID-19 pandemic led to changes in hospital visitor policies and little is known about
the impact on patients and their families. This study evaluated families' understanding of and …