HOSPITALS

The study is a prospective, single-center, parallel-group, open-label, randomized clinical trial to assess the efficacy of CPAP in 200 COVID-19 confirmed or suspected patients within the Mount Sinai Health System with respiratory symptoms who do not require hospital admission and are discharged home from the emergency room reports Itamar Medical.

An academic medical center, Virginia Commonwealth University installed the DRX-Revolution Nano as a unit dedicated solely to the NICU, in an effort to avoid the possible spread of hospital-acquired infection from adult patients on other hospital floors.

The 50-bed unit at Avamere Transitional Care & Rehabilitation provides a dedicated place for individuals to transition from hospital to home while recovering from the virus, following the recommended 14-day quarantine by the CDC.

Over the weekend, Allegheny Health Network began sterilizing masks for re-use at each of its nine surgical hospitals. The new process, recently approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, enables AHN to sterilize thousands of masks per day, and instantly increases AHN's supply of available N95 respirators for caregivers.  

Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine has joined a clinical trial to evaluate the experimental drug remdesivir to treat people who are hospitalized with severe COVID-19 infection.

The partnership is enabling Rochester Regional Health to more efficiently and safely monitor patients and healthcare workers exposed to or suffering from coronavirus, outside of the hospital setting notes Datos Health.

Jupiter Medical Center was one of the first hospitals to implement CDC guidelines for the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of COVID-19 and since has also been working closely with the Florida Department of Health to strictly adhere to state and federal guidelines.

To prepare for potential surge of coronavirus patients in need of ventilators, doctors and engineers designed 3D printed adaptor for use with common breathing machine notes Northwell Health.

Jupiter Medical Center advises visitors will be screened for potential exposure, travel history and upper respiratory tract symptoms. This new policy went into effect on Wednesday, March 18, and will remain in place until further notice.