US hospitals promise new safety measures to ease patient fears after coronavirus crush

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NEW YORK: US hospitals, many past the peak coronavirus crush, are relying on plexiglass dividers, advance testing of patients and limited elevator ...

FILE PHOTO: A medical technologist tests a respiratory panel at Northwell Health Labs, where the same test will be used on the COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, in Lake Success, New YorkShare this contentNEW YORK: US hospitals, many past the peak coronavirus crush, are relying on plexiglass dividers, advance testing of patients and limited elevator traffic to convince people, especially those needing urgent care, that the facilities are safe.

In addition to urgent care, medical providers are beginning to tell patients they can come back for more routine care, and are spelling out new precautions they are taking in order to regain the public's trust. UCHealth, Colorado's largest health system, is limiting elevator capacity, normally around a dozen people, to four at a time, and is asking them to maintain their distance, with one person in each corner. To avoid sharing pens, UCHealth urges patients to fill out their paperwork online ahead of a visit.US hospitalisation rates fell in March compared to February for a range of critical conditions, according to claims statistics from health insurer Cigna Corp.

Several recent stroke patients at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach, California had delayed care for days after their first symptoms, citing fear of the virus, Dr Michael Brant-Zawadzki, the hospital's senior physician executive, told Reuters. "We are encouraging people to seek urgent care. We still have the capacity," said Dr Richard Riggs, chief medical officer at Cedars-Sinai.

 

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