Abstract

Objective: Describe a technology-driven, multifaceted COVID-19 pandemic response strategy for a comprehensive academic health center.
Population: The University of Oklahoma (OU) Health Sciences Center and the OU Health hospital system, separate legal entities together referred to as the comprehensive academic health center, has an average population of 12,000 employees and 2,600 students.
Methods: Key components of the COVID-19 response strategy included campus policies, screening and reporting tool, testing program, and immunization clinics.
Result: A total of 46,066 forms were submitted to the online COVID-19 screening and reporting tool and 13,618 were referred for testing. Thirty-seven vaccination clinics delivered 21,615 COVID-19 vaccine doses to provide the primary series to employees and students.
Conclusion: An interprofessional, collaborative effort successfully mitigated risk throughout the COVID-19 pandemic using mass vaccination efforts and a coordinated reporting, screening, and testing program at this comprehensive academic health center.

Keywords:Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; Risk mitigation; exposure management; COVID-19 vaccine; Comprehensive academic health center