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Abstract
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged healthcare systems globally, testing their resilience due to sudden fluctuations in confirmed cases, intensive care unit utilization, and medical team availability. These dynamics forced healthcare facilities to continuously adapt their operational plans.
Methods: This research conducts a comprehensive review of published changes implemented by various healthcare facilities in response to the pandemic.
Results: The study provides new insights into enabling healthcare agility during pandemics such as COVID-19. A decision-making framework is proposed to assist hospital management in exploring and selecting appropriate alternatives, allowing faster adaptation in dynamic environments.
Discussion: The framework can be tailored to each hospital's unique characteristics and the prevailing epidemiological situation. Future research could explore the use of simulation to automate the development of dynamic operational plans based on pre-selected criteria, further enhancing healthcare responsiveness.
期刊介绍：
The Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare (JMDH) aims to represent and publish research in healthcare areas delivered by practitioners of different disciplines. This includes studies and reviews conducted by multidisciplinary teams as well as research which evaluates or reports the results or conduct of such teams or healthcare processes in general. The journal covers a very wide range of areas and we welcome submissions from practitioners at all levels and from all over the world. Good healthcare is not bounded by person, place or time and the journal aims to reflect this. The JMDH is published as an open-access journal to allow this wide range of practical, patient relevant research to be immediately available to practitioners who can access and use it immediately upon publication.
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