{
  "abstract": "The abrupt relaxation of COVID-19 control measures in China in December 2022 created acute pressures on paediatric healthcare services. We retrospectively evaluated patient visits, healthcare staffing and hospitalisation costs at Wuxi Children’s Hospital, a tertiary paediatric centre. Despite over 40% staff absenteeism due to COVID-19, essential paediatric services remained operational through flexible staffing and workflow adaptations. Patient visits initially surged, particularly for respiratory diseases, but quickly stabilised. Hospitalisation expenses and inpatient stays significantly declined, highlighting the hospital’s capacity for timely operational adaptation. These findings suggest that low-cost practical strategies increased healthcare resilience, without compromising patient care, during infectious disease surges in this urban Children’s Hospital.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Pediatric Laboratory, Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University (Wuxi Children's Hospital), Wuxi, Jiangsu, China",
        "School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China"
      ],
      "name": "Hongwei Chen"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Pediatric Laboratory, Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University (Wuxi Children's Hospital), Wuxi, Jiangsu, China"
      ],
      "name": "Mengyuan Hu"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Center for Molecular Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China"
      ],
      "name": "Huiyao Chen"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Pediatric Laboratory, Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University (Wuxi Children's Hospital), Wuxi, Jiangsu, China"
      ],
      "name": "Juan Yang"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Pediatric Laboratory, Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University (Wuxi Children's Hospital), Wuxi, Jiangsu, China"
      ],
      "name": "Fan Yang"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Pediatric Laboratory, Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University (Wuxi Children's Hospital), Wuxi, Jiangsu, China"
      ],
      "name": "Yahui Li"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Pediatric Laboratory, Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University (Wuxi Children's Hospital), Wuxi, Jiangsu, China"
      ],
      "name": "Zhenzhen Pan"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Pediatric Laboratory, Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University (Wuxi Children's Hospital), Wuxi, Jiangsu, China"
      ],
      "name": "Qiming Pan"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Pediatric Laboratory, Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University (Wuxi Children's Hospital), Wuxi, Jiangsu, China"
      ],
      "name": "Huili Ju"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Pediatric Laboratory, Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University (Wuxi Children's Hospital), Wuxi, Jiangsu, China"
      ],
      "name": "Lihong Zhu"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Pediatric Laboratory, Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University (Wuxi Children's Hospital), Wuxi, Jiangsu, China"
      ],
      "name": "Le Zhang"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Pediatric Laboratory, Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University (Wuxi Children's Hospital), Wuxi, Jiangsu, China"
      ],
      "name": "Haoyang Zhang"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Resilience of Pediatric Healthcare Services in an Urban Hospital in China During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Late 2022",
  "uid": "cf5d4f59-55d9-52cd-84cf-72154b7651f8"
}