Author: Dorron Blumberg

April 15, 2020 – As urgent care centers find themselves on the front lines of the novel coronavirus, the Journal of Urgent Care Medicine (JUCM) e-published the largest study to date of urgent care (UC) patients with positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR tests. The study, based on 636 chest x-rays from a large urgent care center in New York City amassed by Experity Teleradiology, shows a vast majority of COVID-19 positive patients (89%) with either normal or only mildly abnormal CXRs, despite showing respiratory symptoms of the virus. The study will be published in the May issue of JUCM, which is the official publication of the Urgent Care Association (UCA).
 

April 14, 2020 – Goodwill South Florida has joined Baptist Health South Florida in the fight against COVID-19. This week, Goodwill has started utilizing a portion of its recently shuttered sewing operations, and rehiring some of its staff, to manufacture Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) for medical personnel at hospitals that part of Baptist Health.

April 13th, 2020 – As part of our ongoing readiness efforts related to COVID-19, Palms West Hospital held a simulation drill last week to examine and strengthen existing processes, procedures and capabilities to manage an influx of patients that would be in need of emergency care, should there be a surge in patients. 

April 9 2020 – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has delivered near $34 billion in the past week to the healthcare providers on the frontlines battling the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The funds have been provided through the expansion of the Accelerated and Advance Payment Program to ensure providers and suppliers have the resources needed to combat the pandemic.