{"pk":14853,"title":"Patient Perceptions of Drive-through Medical Treatment Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Introduction:\n The cumulative burden of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the United States’ healthcare system is substantial. To help mitigate this burden, novel solutions including telehealth and dedicated screening facilities have been used. However, there is limited data on the efficacy of such models and none assessing patient comfort levels with these changes in healthcare delivery. The aim of our study was to evaluate patients’ perceptions of a drive-through medical treatment system in the setting of the COVID-19 pandemic. \nMethod:\n Patients presenting to a drive-through COVID-19 medical treatment facility were surveyed about their experience following their visit. An anonymous questionnaire consisting of five questions, using a five-point Likert scale was distributed via electronic tablet. \nResults:\n We obtained 827 responses over two months. Three quarters of respondents believed care received was similar to that in a traditional emergency department (ED). Overall positive impression of the drive-through was 86.6%, and 95% believed that it was more convenient. \nConclusion:\n Overall, the drive-through medical system was perceived as more convenient than the ED and was viewed as a positive experience. While representing a dramatic change in the delivery model of medical care, if such systems can provide comparable levels of care, they may be a viable option for sustained and surge healthcare delivery.","language":"en","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[{"word":"healthcare delivery systems, drive-through, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, pandemic"}],"section":"Endemic Infections","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4nr3c5vq","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Sean","middle_name":"","last_name":"Stuart","name_suffix":"","institution":"Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Department of Emergency Medicine, Portsmouth, Virginia;\nUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Department of Military and Emergency Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Sally","middle_name":"","last_name":"Mandichak","name_suffix":"","institution":"Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Department of Emergency Medicine, Portsmouth, Virginia","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Julianne","middle_name":"","last_name":"Davison","name_suffix":"","institution":"Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Department of Emergency Medicine, Portsmouth, Virginia","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Shai","middle_name":"","last_name":"Ansell","name_suffix":"","institution":"Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Department of Internal Medicine, Portsmouth, Virginia","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Timothy","middle_name":"","last_name":"Parker","name_suffix":"","institution":"Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Department of Emergency Medicine, Portsmouth, Virginia","department":"None"}],"date_submitted":"2020-12-24T18:12:17Z","date_accepted":"2020-12-24T18:12:17Z","date_published":"2021-08-18T01:59:31Z","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/westjem/article/14853/galley/7545/download/"}]}