[MCOH-EH] Covid Testing

[Ann Teng]

 Charlie,

Our organization has established a medical command center for COVID, we have repurposed and trained multiple employees that otherwise would have been furloughed to work at the command center.   We have medical residents helping with answering calls.  Dental hygienist, EMTs are helping with swabbing.   As construction is limited, we have them directing test flow and traffic etc.  I am the physician lead, and have learned to utilize a team that we call “the misfit toys” where we all have different expertise, but one common goal and all gather in one large central location to perform all COVID related task.  Please feel free to contact me for further details- ayteng at gmail.com

Ann  

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> On Nov 3, 2020, at 1:04 PM, Steven Gest <gest.steven at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Where are you located?
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>> On Nov 2, 2020, at 10:14 AM, Charles Hackett <dickenshackett at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> We are being inundated with an increase need to test employees for covid. 
>> It’s being driven both by demands from our DOH and an increase in cases seen amongst our employees 
>> Like all of you our employee health team is stretched to the breaking point
>> We are trying to look at different ways of structuring our testing program
>> At the present time all covid testing is coordinated through employee health
>> How are you structuring your testing
>> Do you have a separate covid testing center?
>> Have you been able to increase resources to meet demand 
>> Any insight would be appreciated
>> Thanks
>> Charlie Hackett. MD, MPH
>> Lifespan
>> Medical Director EOHS, Chief Of Community and Family Medicine RIH
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