This paper describes the experience carried out in a general hospital, implemented in collaboration with a city network of associations involved in the care of migrant populations. Considering the vulnerability of these populations, the difficulty of access to healthcare facilities, and the linguistic and cultural barriers, an organisational model was designed characterised by the concentration of highly complex care (hub centre) supported by a network of peripheral reception centres (spoke centres) responsible for selecting patients and sending them to the centre of reference with the aim of offering screening for sexually transmitted infections, tuberculosis, taking charge of pathologies, including non-infectious ones, treatment, and follow-up. The effectiveness of the model was measured in relation to the continuum of care and its effectiveness with reference to the Joint Commission International guidelines.
Prestileo T., Siracusa L., Verdone L., Rosa G.L., Zimmerhofer F., Mazza M.G., et al. (2024). Treating and caring for migrant populations suffering from infectious diseases: the experience of the hub&spoke network set up by the Civico Benfratelli ARNAS Hospital in Palermo (Sicily Region, Southern Italy). EPIDEMIOLOGIA E PREVENZIONE, 48(4-5), 117-123 [10.19191/EP24.4-5.S1.122].
Treating and caring for migrant populations suffering from infectious diseases: the experience of the hub&spoke network set up by the Civico Benfratelli ARNAS Hospital in Palermo (Sicily Region, Southern Italy)
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2024-10-01
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This paper describes the experience carried out in a general hospital, implemented in collaboration with a city network of associations involved in the care of migrant populations. Considering the vulnerability of these populations, the difficulty of access to healthcare facilities, and the linguistic and cultural barriers, an organisational model was designed characterised by the concentration of highly complex care (hub centre) supported by a network of peripheral reception centres (spoke centres) responsible for selecting patients and sending them to the centre of reference with the aim of offering screening for sexually transmitted infections, tuberculosis, taking charge of pathologies, including non-infectious ones, treatment, and follow-up. The effectiveness of the model was measured in relation to the continuum of care and its effectiveness with reference to the Joint Commission International guidelines.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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