In Switzerland, Ticino was one of the Cantons most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the reconfiguration of its hospital system relied on the creation of COVID-centers. This paper analyzes how the hospital "La Carità" in Locarno (ODL), appointed as reference COVID-center at the cantonal level in mid-March, has reorganized itself, playing a central active role in the response of the Ticino hospital system. The analysis, based on semi-structured interviews administered to six key actors of the hospital management, shed light on the main success factors of the response to the emergency. In particular, case study indicates some important drivers: the EOC multi-site hospital model, an agile and coordinated structure at the institutional and operational level (fostering both unity of command and flexibility), the importance of public-private cooperation in a context of network governance, the management according to a logic of learning by doing and the orientation toward managerial and operational innovation.
In Svizzera, il Ticino è stato uno dei Cantoni più colpiti dalla pandemia COVID-19 e la riconfigurazione del suo sistema ospedaliero si è incentrata sulla creazione di centri-COVID. Il presente contributo analizza come l’Ospedale di Locarno “La Carità” (ODL), dichiarato centro-COVID di riferimento a livello cantonale a metà marzo, si sia riorganizzato assumendo un ruolo attivo centrale nella risposta del sistema ospedaliero Ticinese. L’analisi, basata su interviste semi-strutturate rivolte a sei figure manageriali chiave dell’ospedale, ha fatto luce sui fattori che maggiormente hanno contribuito al successo della risposta all’emergenza. L’analisi del caso di studio suggerisce che hanno giocato un ruolo importante: il modello di ospedale multi-sito EOC, l’agile e coordinata struttura a livello istituzionale ed operativo (garante sia di unità di comando sia di adeguata flessibilità), la cooperazione pubblico-privato in un contesto di network governance, la logica manageriale del learning by doing e la propensione all’innovazione in ambito manageriale e operativo.
González-Ortiz Laura, G., Greco, A., Luini, C., Calciolari, S., Meneguzzo, M. (2021). Managing Covid-19 crisis: The Locarno hospital “La Carità” as a relevant case in the Ticino's hospital system response to the pandemic [Gestire la crisi Covid-19: Il caso dell'Ospedale “La Carità” di Locarno nell'ambito della risposta del sistema ospedaliero ticinese alla pandemia]. MECOSAN(118), 71-95 [10.3280/MESA2021-118004].
Managing Covid-19 crisis: The Locarno hospital “La Carità” as a relevant case in the Ticino's hospital system response to the pandemic [Gestire la crisi Covid-19: Il caso dell'Ospedale “La Carità” di Locarno nell'ambito della risposta del sistema ospedaliero ticinese alla pandemia]
Calciolari Stefano
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2021
Abstract
In Switzerland, Ticino was one of the Cantons most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the reconfiguration of its hospital system relied on the creation of COVID-centers. This paper analyzes how the hospital "La Carità" in Locarno (ODL), appointed as reference COVID-center at the cantonal level in mid-March, has reorganized itself, playing a central active role in the response of the Ticino hospital system. The analysis, based on semi-structured interviews administered to six key actors of the hospital management, shed light on the main success factors of the response to the emergency. In particular, case study indicates some important drivers: the EOC multi-site hospital model, an agile and coordinated structure at the institutional and operational level (fostering both unity of command and flexibility), the importance of public-private cooperation in a context of network governance, the management according to a logic of learning by doing and the orientation toward managerial and operational innovation.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.