Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Services Utilization and Energy Consumption in Healthcare Facilities: Evidence from Shanghai Municipal Hospitals
Publication: Construction Research Congress 2022
ABSTRACT
Starting from December 2019, the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been rapidly spreading throughout the world, disrupting individuals’ lives and the function of the whole human society. At the frontlines of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple aspects of healthcare facilities have been significantly affected. To fill the information gap in the scientific literature, a small pilot study was conducted in this paper to assess the impacts of COVID-19 on service utilization and energy consumption in healthcare facilities. Monthly services utilization data including number of outpatients and emergency patients (NOEP), number of inpatients (NIP), and monthly total energy consumption (TEC) data of five Shanghai large-scale municipal hospitals have been utilized. The impacts were modeled using the autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model with the normal period (January 2015–December 2019) and compared with COVID-19 period (January 2020–December 2020). The empirical results show that the impacts of COVID-19 on services utilization were significantly greater than those on energy consumption. In addition, the magnitude of the impact has varied significantly according to the type of service and healthcare facilities. This study provides insights for healthcare facilities in assessing services utilization and energy demand during times of public health crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
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