Italy was one of the countries most affected by the number of people infected and dead
during the first COVID-19 wave. The authors describe the rapid rollout of a population health
clinical and organizational response in preparedness and capabilities to support the first
wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Italian province of Modena. The authors review the
processes, the challenges faced, and describe how excess demand for hospital services
was successfully mitigated and thus overwhelming the healthcare services avoided the …