Pediatric Hospital Surge Capacity in Public Health Emergencies

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Table 1. Patient Care Activities and Proposed Locations

Activity	Area
Inpatients pending discharge	Cafeteria or another large open area
Preoperative care/minor surgery	Day Surgery
Emergency Department waiting room	Hospital Lobby
Triage and treatment of disaster patients	Emergency Department
Waiting area for family of disaster victims	Emergency Department Conference Room
Expired patients	Morgue
Patients requiring surgery	Main operating rooms
Postoperative patients	Postanesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
Admitted intensive care disaster patients	Pediatric ICU
Patients requiring radiology	Radiology
Disaster patients pending discharge	Hospital conference room or other large room
Messenger pool/hospital volunteers	Mid-sized conference room

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