Drive-through Satellite Testing: An Efficient Precautionary Method of Screening Patients for SARS-CoV-2 in a Rural Healthcare Setting

The first documented case of COVID-19 in the United States occurred on January 30th, 2020. Soon after, a global pandemic was declared in March 2020 with each state issuing stay at home orders based on population, risk for community transmission and current number of positive cases. A priority for ea...

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Autores principales: Molling, Paul E., Holst, Tanner T., Anderson, Benjamin G., Fitzgerald, Kevin, Eddy, Megan, Weber, Bradley D., Schwan, Brenda, Heiderscheit, Chris J., Jagim, Andrew R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2020
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Commentary
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7412891/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32757817
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2150132720947963
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Sumario:The first documented case of COVID-19 in the United States occurred on January 30th, 2020. Soon after, a global pandemic was declared in March 2020 with each state issuing stay at home orders based on population, risk for community transmission and current number of positive cases. A priority for each region was to develop efficient systems for testing large patient volumes in a safe manner to reduce the risk of community transmission. A community based United States health care system in the upper mid-west implemented a drive through testing site in an attempt to divert suspected cases of COVID-19 away from larger patient areas while protecting staff and patients. This commentary outlines the planning, work flow and challenges of implementing this drive through testing site in a rural community setting.

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