Management in centralized accommodation and isolation of front-line medical staff caring for COVID-19 patients

  Objective  To explore the management and effects of centralized accommodation and isolation of the front-line medical staff caring for COVID-19 patients.

  Methods  The previous management experience in dealing with new outbreaks of infectious diseases was used as references. Single room isolation was the basis of the whole plan. Medical staff worked in different deparments and on different floors were arranged seperately. Detailed measures of staff management, prevention and control plan, self monitoring, security and daily life services were made.

  Results  No infection and cross-infection was identified in 331 frontline medical staff, and in all the 5 000 staff of our hospital as well as their family members.

  Conclusion  Centralized isolation of the frontline medical staff is feasible and helpful to staff's physical and mental health, which helps to guarantee the quality of services to COVID-19 patients. In addition, it can avoid the panic and potential infection caused by return to household of the frontline medical staff to their neighbourhood or family.