• Serena Bertozzi, Roberta Taricani, Irene Tulissi, Fabio Patusso, Stefano Amura, and Ambrogio P Londero.
• Ennergi Research (non-profit organisation), Lestizza (UD), Italy.
• Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Feb 11; 101 (6): e28781.

AbstractSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is experiencing pandemic diffusion. The experience of an Italian private health care structure was reviewed.We retrospectively collected data about services provided in a single medium complexity private health care structure. Furthermore, we classified specialties within 4 categories, based on the performance of urgent non-deferrable services and possible provision of services without a necessary contact with the patient.The structure canceled/postponed almost every deferrable service, providing only 3% of services that could be performed without direct contact with patients. Regarding non-deferrable services requiring the presence of the patient, about 42% of booked services have been autonomously canceled/postponed by patients for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) fear. The administrative services have been remotely performed by smart working as far as possible.Private health care structures may safely continue to provide non-deferrable services while respecting the restrictive measures imposed by the government, encouraging telehealth and smart working modalities.Copyright © 2022 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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