Table 3 Factors influencing infectious patient capacity
Specialized and regular general practices | Outpatient infection centers |
- Working hours/ opening hours ↑ ↓ - Pulsing frequency of infectious consultations - Treatment by phone or video - Planning of spatial capacities - Planning of personnel step-up or back-up - Use of specialized contact points ↑ ↓ | - Opening hours ↑ ↓ - Number of tracks ↑ ↓ - Repurposing tracks/ facility (i.e. sample collection only versus offering examination) - Pulsing increase through optimization of procedures - Relocation - Staff: hold available; include stakeholders - Preparedness (re-) opening |
Necessity of a forward-looking regional plan with phases | |
Limitations | |
- Personal limits - Spatial capacities - Human resource capacities - Quality ↓ when capacity limits are exceeded at the facility | |