Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
The SARS crisis in 2003 raised concerns of the potential of cross-institutional spread of the SARS virus due to the high volume of patient traffic between St Luke’s and the acute hospitals. A task force consisting of 2 senior doctors, 3 nurse manager, an infection control nurse was set up to deal with the SARS crisis. Isolation wards were set up and a contact tracing system was put in place in areas where there was high patient contact. A visitor screening point was also set up. Throughout the SARS crisis, St Luke’s continued to see an increase in referrals from acute hospitals. St Luke’s Hospital remained free of the SARS virus throughout the crisis.
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