 1.5 million COVID-19 screenings and no on-site outbreaks.
With vaccines for coronavirus becoming widely available, we can see a light at the end of the tunnel.
The NIH Clinical Center has come a long way from the start of the pandemic, when even procuring enough personal protective equipment (PPE) was a challenge in and of itself.
But the Clinical Center rose to the challenge – adapting to make clinical rounds virtually and operate with the trifecta of COVID-19 prevention: masking, physical distancing and hand hygiene.
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The Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) is an annual event but this year's survey was far from routine. It was administered during a pandemic, when much of the Clinical Center's workforce was teleworking.
The 2020 survey was customized, focusing less on traditional queries and adding some COVID-19 related questions. Even though staff participation in the survey was slightly lower than in 2019, many metrics improved.
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 The virtual Joint Commission Crash Cart to be used in this year's survey.
Tests can cause high anxiety for students. But how about when a whole organization is being examined? The NIH Clinical Center will be facing a test of its own in the next few months.
Every three years, the Joint Commission visits the Clinical Center as a part of its voluntary accreditation. The Joint Commission accredits and certifies more than 22,000 programs and establishments in the United States, including hospitals and other health care organizations.
As a federal institution, the Clinical Center does not need to be accredited, but it does so as a part of its commitment to provide the best care for its patients. This is a chance for the hospital to demonstrate its safe, high-quality care to an unbiased outside body and receive feedback on potential improvements.
The Joint Commission survey is usually in-person over a number of days or weeks, but due to the pandemic, this assessment will be a hybrid of in-person and virtual. That means hospital staff need to be ready to communicate while socially distanced.
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