Overcoming barriers to providing comprehensive inpatient care during the COVID-19 pandemic

摘要

Hospital das Clínicas (HCFMUSP), affiliated to the Academic Health Center of the Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, is the largest public hospital complex in Latin America, with 2400 beds. This center comprises eight specialized institutes, including the Central Institute (ICHC), an eleven-floor multidisciplinary tertiary care facility with 900 beds, of which, 90 are in intensive care units (ICUs).