The COVID Hotspot opened in December 2020 in the city of Monza. It aimed to evaluate patients with mildmoderate COVID-19, to avoid the overcrowding of the provincial emergency departments, and to aid general practitioner in the management of mild-moderate COVID-19. Patients were evaluated by an infective disease specialist or by a geriatric specialist and a nurse. NEWS2 score and NIH COVID staging (asymptomatic infection, mild, moderate, and severe disease) were used to assess patients’ clinical status. Patients’ data were registered in an Excel database. From December 2020 to July 2022, we examined 1442 patients and performed 2319 visits, with a follow-up rate of 36.1% (835 visits). Most of the assessments were performed during the following periods: March to May 2020 (877), December 2021 to February 2022 (432), May to July 2022 (495). During the observation period, a low proportion of patients was sent to the Emergency Department (5.3%), while about a quarter of all patients needed more than one visit (23.3%). From May to July 2022, most of the patients evaluated received an antiviral treatment (63.4%, 314/495); most patients evaluated during this period had mild COVID-19. Our COVID Hotspot evaluated a large number of patients and reduced the number of inappropriate Emergency Department visits. The COVID Hotspot is a flexible model ready to adapt to the different phases of COVID-19 pandemic and represents a local point of care in accordance with the new Italian health care system reorganization.

L’Hotspot COVID di Monza è stato inaugurato a dicembre 2020, per la valutazione e monitoraggio dei pazienti con infezione da COVID-19 lieve o moderata, al fine di fornire ai medici di medicina generale uno strumento di supporto territoriale atto a ridurre il numero di accessi in pronto soccorso (PS) e la pressione sulle strutture ospedaliere. I pazienti sono stati valutati da un medico infettivologo o geriatra e da un infermiere di famiglia. Il quadro clinico è stato valutato tramite lo score National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS-2) e secondo la stadiazione NIH (infezione asintomatica, malattia lieve, moderata, grave, critica). I dati anagrafici e clinici sono stati registrati su un database Excel. Tra dicembre 2020 e luglio 2022 sono stati visitati 1442 pazienti, per un totale di 2319 accessi (835 visite di controllo, 36,1%). I periodi di maggior affluenza sono risultati essere marzo-maggio 2021 (877 accessi), dicembre-febbraio 2021 (432 accessi) ed infine maggio-luglio 2022 (495 accessi). Il 23,3% dei pazienti ha necessitato di 1 o più rivalutazioni (541/2319); solo il 5,3% (123/2319) è stato inviato in PS. Da maggio a luglio 2022 la maggior parte delle visite si è concentrata sulla prescrizione e dispensazione delle terapie antivirali precoci (314/495 accessi, 63,4%): la maggior parte dei pazienti valutati in questo periodo aveva infatti un quadro clinico lieve. L’attività clinica svolta presso l’Hotspot è stata efficace per la gestione di un elevato numero di pazienti, mantenendo un numero limitato di accessi in PS. L’utilizzo dell’Hotspot è stato adattato secondo le necessità legate alle diverse fasi pandemiche e si è dimostrato un punto di cura che va nella direzione della riforma della sanità territoriale prevista dal Piano Nazionale Ripresa e Resilienza.

Rugova, A., Ranzani, A., Limonta, S., Pollastri, E., Columpsi, P., Soria, A., et al. (2023). Ruolo delle strutture ambulatoriali extra-ospedaliere per pazienti con COVID-19: l’esperienza dell’Hotspot COVID di Monza. Role of outpatient facilities for patients with COVID-19: the experience of the COVID Hotspot in Monza. JOURNAL OF HIV AND AGEING, 7(4), 67-71 [10.19198/JHA31542].

Ruolo delle strutture ambulatoriali extra-ospedaliere per pazienti con COVID-19: l’esperienza dell’Hotspot COVID di Monza. Role of outpatient facilities for patients with COVID-19: the experience of the COVID Hotspot in Monza.

Soria, Alessandro;Squillace, Nicola;Migliorino, Guglielmo Marco;Bellelli, Giuseppe;Bonfanti, Paolo.
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The COVID Hotspot opened in December 2020 in the city of Monza. It aimed to evaluate patients with mildmoderate COVID-19, to avoid the overcrowding of the provincial emergency departments, and to aid general practitioner in the management of mild-moderate COVID-19. Patients were evaluated by an infective disease specialist or by a geriatric specialist and a nurse. NEWS2 score and NIH COVID staging (asymptomatic infection, mild, moderate, and severe disease) were used to assess patients’ clinical status. Patients’ data were registered in an Excel database. From December 2020 to July 2022, we examined 1442 patients and performed 2319 visits, with a follow-up rate of 36.1% (835 visits). Most of the assessments were performed during the following periods: March to May 2020 (877), December 2021 to February 2022 (432), May to July 2022 (495). During the observation period, a low proportion of patients was sent to the Emergency Department (5.3%), while about a quarter of all patients needed more than one visit (23.3%). From May to July 2022, most of the patients evaluated received an antiviral treatment (63.4%, 314/495); most patients evaluated during this period had mild COVID-19. Our COVID Hotspot evaluated a large number of patients and reduced the number of inappropriate Emergency Department visits. The COVID Hotspot is a flexible model ready to adapt to the different phases of COVID-19 pandemic and represents a local point of care in accordance with the new Italian health care system reorganization.
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COVID-19, Antiviral treatments, Health Care Systems
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2023
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Rugova, A., Ranzani, A., Limonta, S., Pollastri, E., Columpsi, P., Soria, A., et al. (2023). Ruolo delle strutture ambulatoriali extra-ospedaliere per pazienti con COVID-19: l’esperienza dell’Hotspot COVID di Monza. Role of outpatient facilities for patients with COVID-19: the experience of the COVID Hotspot in Monza. JOURNAL OF HIV AND AGEING, 7(4), 67-71 [10.19198/JHA31542].
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