
Capacity Resources
These ASTHO-produced resources were created to assist members in identifying ways to expand jurisdictional and public health system capacity to respond to COVID-19. Topics may include activities such as surge capacity planning, postponement of elective procedures, and more.
Guidance Documents
Intervention Actions
Issue Briefs
- ASTHOReport: Partner Coordination Efforts to Strengthen Infection Prevention and Control Practices (April 9, 2021)
- Clinical Workforce Capacity and Surges (Nov. 17, 2020)
- ASTHOBrief: Virtual Food Safety Inspections During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Oct. 29, 2020)
- Regulations of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Healthcare Settings During the COVID-19 Response (PDF) (April 30, 2020)
- Healthcare Surge Capacity Planning—Modeling as a Decision-Making Tool for Public Health Officials (PDF) (updated April 3, 2020)
- CMS Interim Final Rule Review (PDF) (updated March 31, 2020)
- Optimizing PPE Supplies with Decontamination and Reuse (PDF) (updated March 27, 2020)
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Shortages: Considerations for Donation Management and Homemade Equipment (PDF) (updated March 25, 2020)
- Postponing Elective Procedures to Increase COVID-19 Healthcare Capacity (PDF) (updated March 23, 2020)
- Preparing for and Responding to Hospital and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Surge (PDF) (updated March 23, 2020)
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