推動登革熱整合照護模式之歷程

An Experience Promoting the Interdisciplinary Care Model for Dengue Fever

急診室為發生重大疫情時，第一線面對衝擊的單位，因此在疫情好發季節時，常常需要面對就診量高所造成的壅塞與待床人數攀升的現況。2015年夏季時節，南臺灣由於爆發登革熱疫情，第一線醫護人員無不面臨莫大的照護壓力。故本院以登革熱病人為中心，各部門資源進行整合性照護，不僅獲得民眾的肯定，更凝聚醫護團隊向心力，共體時艱度過疫情潰堤時期。在每年不斷重複的疫情，或是發生重大事件時，或許可做為實際執行經驗之參考。

Emergency departments represent the first line in facing major healthcare events. During major epidemic outbreaks, patients crowding into the emergency departments increase the wait time for patients and overload the staffs that are on duty. The dengue fever outbreak in southern Taiwan during the summer 2015 presented a huge management challenge for physicians and nurses in local hospitals. We responded to this challenge by integrating resources from different hospital departments. This strategy successfully increased group cohesiveness among the medical team, ensuring that they could not only ultimately cope with the outbreak together but also effectively provide patient-centered care. This interdisciplinary care model may serve as a reference for medical professionals for the management of future epidemics and similar events.