title: The Baycrest SARS experience: the human side.
abstract: Toronto, in the province of Ontario, Canada was one of the cities severely impacted by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). SARS required the health care system to respond quickly and efficiently. This paper describes the situation and response at a large public academic aged care centre.
authors.affiliation: Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care in Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Jodeme
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goldhar
authors.forename: Clare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Adie
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Webb
authors.forename: Laurie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Harrison
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000368:Aged; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011635:Public Health Administration; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*