Fatality Management Lessons-Learned and Recommendations
Document
Lessons-learned documents that describes initial patient surges
and how best to prepare for future surges. The document includes
challenges, innovations, and a timeline of events, as well as
short- and long-term recommendations.
Special Considerations Document
Assists hospitals update their fatality management plans by
highlighting specific issues such as creating interdepartmental
fatality management teams and surging mortuary space.
NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner Hospital
Toolkit
OCME has updated their Hospital Toolkit which contains
guidance for NYC hospitals to manage fatality surges due to
COVID-19. NYC hospitals have been advised to use this planning
document when updating fatality management plans for future
waves.