How ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) prioritized specialties upon reopening: 

• Patient cases that were cancelled
• Urgent cases
•  Age restrictions–seeing elderly patients early in the day

What items and services have you started purchasing or are you looking to purchase that have not been traditionally part of your inventory?

ASC:

•  Anesthesia viral filters
• Hand sanitizer stands
• Screening tests
• N95 masks

Full personal protection equipment (PPE)

Diagnostic imaging: 

• PPE
• Sneeze guards
• Hand sanitizers
• Touchless thermometers

Long-term care:

• Powered air purifying respirators
• Face shields/masks
• Hand sanitizer

What shortages aside from PPE and disinfecting products would keep you from operating or taking on new patients?

ASC:

• Custom packs
• IV solutions/supplies
• Testing supplies
• Medications

Diagnostic imaging: 

• Contrast media
• IV solutions
• Alcohol pads

Clinics and urgent care:

• MDI spacers
• Swabs used for collection of specimens for coronavirus testing
• Drugs and fluids
• Temperature probe covers
• Disinfecting supplies
• Full staff
• Patient gowns
• Table covering paper
• Other medical supplies (e.g., casting material, splints, injection medications, etc.)

Home infusion:

• Raw material availability
• IV solutions

Long-term care:

• Ventilators

What supplies are you stockpiling in anticipation of a second wave?

Clinics and urgent care:

• PPE
• Hand sanitizers
• Disinfectants
• Drugs and fluids
• Thermometers
• Patient gowns

What scheduling modifications have to be made in response to reopening?

Clinics and urgent care:

• Seeing only patients in the facility who require an in-person visit
• Allowing specific procedures only
• Slow ramp up as social distancing measures relax
• Reduced schedules to minimize the number of people in the office