Staying ahead of the curve: Early lessons from a New York City Otolaryngology Departments organizational response to the coronavirus pandemic

摘要

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), or the etiologic organism behind the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic, has infected over 2 700 000 patients globally and caused over 188 000 deaths worldwide as of April 25, 2020. It has caused trillions of dollars in economic damage and has disrupted daily life and hospital operations considerably. Herein we present our early logistical experience as it pertains to the Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery in a large hospital system within New York City, the current American epicenter of the pandemic.