Hospital COVID-19 Readiness Checklist

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Quick, practical steps hospitals can take now to prepare for COVID-19.

• Set up an incident management team

  Create a small team to lead decisions and operations during the response.

• Assign incident team leader and roles

  Name a lead and backup, list responsibilities and phone contacts.

• Establish an incident command center and contact list

  Set a clear meeting point and maintain an updated staff contact list.

• Create a clear communication plan

  Define how staff, patients, and the public get timely updates.

• Implement screening and triage at hospital entrances

  Triage to separate suspected cases from other patients immediately.

• Designate and prepare isolation areas

  Reserve rooms/wards for suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients.

• Ensure adequate stock of PPE and essential supplies

  Check masks, gowns, gloves, sanitizers, and reorder with buffer stock.

• Train staff on infection prevention and control measures

  Provide brief refreshers on PPE use, hand hygiene, and cleaning routines.

• Verify oxygen supply and critical equipment function

  Check oxygen sources, ventilators, monitors, and backup power.

• Arrange staffing surge plans and cross-train personnel

  Prepare shift backups, redeploy staff, and cross-train key skills.

• Secure safe medical waste, laundry, and cleaning workflows

  Confirm protocols for disposal and safe handling of contaminated items.

• Set up safe patient transport and referral pathways

  Define routes, transfer criteria, and transport infection controls.

• Maintain medicine supply chains and essential meds inventory

  Check stocks of key medications and place orders to avoid shortages.

• Implement staff health monitoring and wellbeing support

  Track staff symptoms, provide testing guidance and mental health resources.

• Establish case data collection and reporting procedures

  Set simple forms and responsible staff for timely local reporting.

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