11 May The toolkit CommonSpirit sent its 137 hospitals for resuming elective surgeries
Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health outlined the steps it wants its hospitals to take when resuming elective surgery....
11 May Ascension hospitals launch mobile labs, bring testing to patients
St. Louis-based Ascension is sending mobile COVID-19 testing labs to patients' homes in Texas, according to The Stephenville Empire-Tribune....
11 May Houston Methodist – Most of coronaviruses circulating in Houston are strain reported to be more contagious
Most of the novel coronavirus strains circulating in the Houston area are a type that a controversial report recently said had mutated to become more contagious, according to a Houston Methodist Hospital analysis of the genetic makeup of the first infections treated here....
11 May The Keckley Report – The Questions That Must be Asked
This morning, Covid-19 deaths reached 79,528 in the U.S. and 282,872 globally. They’re staggering numbers none imagined. Each day, media reports this death tally and spotlights the heroics of our frontline caregivers. They update prospects for vaccines and drugs and the status of our social...
09 May Intermountain – Mobile testing units travel to Utah coronavirus hot spots
In an effort to help address COVID-19 hot spots that have been identified in Utah County, the Intermountain Healthcare Coronavirus Mobile Testing Unit has been traveling to different locations to provide testing to residents. On Friday, the mobile unit was at Utah Valley Hospital in...
09 May Providence, UCLA, Cedars-Sinai, Common Spirit – Providence Partners With Providers Across SoCal For Community Health
Providence has partnered up with five other health care systems with a mission to encourage community members to put health first and access care when needed....
08 May Beaumont CEO: Whitmer’s stay-home order saved lives in Michigan
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's original Stay Home, Stay Safe Executive Order saved numerous lives and helped reduce the number of patients seeking care in our hospitals. Her cautious, thoughtful approach to reopening parts of the state will help us reduce the likelihood of a second COVID-19...
08 May Banner Health offers antibody testing for COVID-19 in Northern Colorado
Tests are available to the public for $99...
08 May Atrium Health ramps up antibody testing
A local hospital’s groundbreaking plan is meant to make reopening the local economy as safe as possible....
08 May PODCAST | This Week in Health IT – Houston Methodist and Josh Sol
Bill Russell interviews Josh Sol, Ambulatory Innovation at Houston Methodist. ...