Department of Pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia (Drs Harahsheh, Selekman, Simpson, Martin, Mbwana, Biddle, Kalloo, Sharma, DiFazio, Corriveau, Melwani, Saleh, and Hamburger); Children's National Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia (Drs Harahsheh, Selekman, Simpson, Martin, Mbwana, Biddle, Kalloo, Sharma, DiFazio, Corriveau, Melwani, and Saleh, Mss Cronin, Cady, Ricks, Lindquist, and Helmandollar, and Mr Schultz); and Children's National Pediatricians & Associates, Washington, District of Columbia (Dr Hamburger). Ms Cronin is now at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Palo Alto, California.
Correspondence: Ashraf S. Harahsheh, MD, FACC, FAAP, Department of Pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences; Division of Cardiology, Children's National Hospital; 111 Michigan Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20010 ([email protected]).
The authors are grateful for Dr Denice Cora-Bramble, CNH, CMO, for Ambulatory Services, for her leadership and editorial assistance, Blain Gentry for data gathering, Dr Angela J. Doty for her editorial assistance, and all ambulatory nurses, staff, trainees, and physicians for their dedication during the COVID-19 pandemic. CNH IRB approved this submission with waiver of consent.
Ashraf S. Harahsheh was involved in conceptual design, organizing the writing work group, and drafting the manuscript. Rachel E. Selekman was involved in revising the legal response section, telemedicine, and the entire manuscript. Joelle N. Simpson was involved in drafting the disaster response at ambulatory sites section and revising the entire manuscript. Ileen Cronin was involved in drafting the cardiac catheterization laboratory section and revising the entire manuscript. Rebecca F. Cady was involved in drafting the legal response section and revising the manuscript. Benjamin D. Martin was involved in drafting the operating room response section and revising the entire manuscript. Juma Mbwana was involved in drafting communication, social distancing and operational efficiency, and revising the entire manuscript. Cara L. Biddle was involved in drafting the primary care response and revising the entire manuscript. Naida Kalloo was involved in revising the operating room response and revising the entire manuscript. Hemant Sharma was involved in drafting the providers' wellness part and revising the entire manuscript. Jeanne R. Ricks was involved in revising the disaster response at ambulatory sites, communication, social distancing and operational efficiency sections, and the entire manuscript. Carole Helmandollar was involved in data gathering, creating graphs, communication, social distancing and operational efficiency sections, and revising the entire manuscript. Marc DiFazio was involved in communication, social distancing and operational efficiency sections, and revising the entire manuscript. Christiane Corriveau was involved in revising the providers' wellness part and revising the entire manuscript. Anjna Melwani and Ayman Saleh were involved in revising the disaster response at ambulatory sites section and the entire manuscript. John Schultz was involved in revising the entire manuscript. Terry L. Lindquist was involved in revising the community pediatrician response and revising the entire manuscript. Ellen K. Hamburger was involved in drafting the community pediatrician response and revising the manuscript. All authors approved the final manuscript as submitted and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.
The authors have disclosed that they have no significant relationships with, or financial interest in, any commercial companies pertaining to this article.
