Lessons Learned In Critical Care At A 23 Hospital Health System In New York During The Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic

In March of 2020 as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spread rapidly throughout New York, hospitals and ICU capacities were quickly overwhelmed. Our health-system, located in the New York metropolitan area, treated >17,000 patients who were hospitalized with COVID-19, of which approximately 3,000 patients required mechanical ventilation. Based on our experience, we provide a breakdown of considerations during surge planning.