COVID-19 pandemic 2020: a tertiary Melbourne hospital's experience

Abstract

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected different parts of Australia in distinct ways across 2020 and 2021. In 2020, Melbourne was the epicentre of COVID-19. As one of the key tertiary centres caring for the patients affected by the outbreaks, the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) managed the majority of the Victorian inpatient caseload. Aims: To review the demographics, management and outcomes of patients with COVID-19 cared for by the RMH services in 2020. Methods: A single health service retrospective cohort analysis of demographics, interventions and outcomes was conducted to characterise the RMH experience in 2020. Results: From January to December 2020, 433 patients required admiss..