From oncology hospital to covid free oncology hospital

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31877/on.2020.41.04

Keywords:

Covid-19, Cancer Care Facilities, Nursing Services, Patient-Centered Care, Cancer

Abstract

In early 2020, Portugal faced the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The Lisbon’s Portuguese Institute of Oncology Francisco Gentil, prepared itself to assure the screening and due treatment of cancer patients with COVID-19. A contingency plan was drawn up, a crisis task force was appointed and a containment area was created. In April 2020 the Ministry of Health declared the Portuguese Institutes of Oncology as hospitals isolated from those that would treat COVID-19 patients. The crisis task force maintained the internal management of the pandemic, as well as the liaising with the Hospitals that treated COVID-19
patients. In this article, we will discuss how this Institution, being a hospital not directed to the treatment of COVID-19 patients, dealt with this pandemic.

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Published

2020-12-10

How to Cite

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Branco P, Canhoto M, Cunha T, Gonçalves V, Miguel S. From oncology hospital to covid free oncology hospital. Onco.News [Internet]. 2020 Dec. 10 [cited 2024 Dec. 4];(41):32-40. Available from: https://onco.news/index.php/journal/article/view/26