Good Morning America three just lately interviewed Jeffrey A. Smith, MD, JD, MMM, government vp of Hospital Operations and chief working officer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Heart, about rising COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) circumstances in Los Angeles County.
Smith instructed anchor Amy Robach that Cedars-Sinai’s present COVID-19 sufferers are youthful, largely between the ages of 40 and 49—an enormous change from April when COVID-19 sufferers tended to be of their 80’s or older.
So what has Cedars-Sinai been doing to guard its workers throughout this second surge, requested Robach?
“We labored arduous throughout this complete time to organize, particularly ensuring we’ve got sufficient private protecting gear, which we do, for each our sufferers in addition to our workers,” Smith mentioned. “We’re screening our workers for signs. We’re taking their temperatures. We’re requiring them to put on masks as we do for anyone who enters our hospital at any time, in addition to encouraging frequent handwashing.”
Robach famous that whereas scientific workers on the hospital have been treating sufferers with COVID-19 or different well being points, investigators have additionally been doing progressive analysis associated to the novel coronavirus.
“We now have nicely over 30 research occurring right here, and thru time, we’re studying extra about this virus and the way to look after sufferers and help their care,” Smith mentioned.
Along with Cedars-Sinai’s consideration to treating COVID-19 sufferers and conducting analysis, most of Cedars-Sinai’s sufferers are hospitalized for unrelated diseases. And Smith inspired sufferers to not delay their medical care due to COVID-19 fears.
“We proceed to have capability to deal with all sufferers with COVID or with out COVID,” Smith mentioned. “We’re in a position to look after sufferers safely. We take a look at all sufferers as they’re coming into our hospital for COVID, and our COVID sufferers are saved in a separate a part of the hospital and remoted. And so we’re assured that we will look after sufferers safely.”
Click here to look at the whole interview from GMA3.
Learn extra on the Cedars-Sinai Weblog: Cedars-Sinai Partners Provide COVID-19 Relief for Vulnerable Angelenos
