Concerned with Hospital Prepareness

[Rolltydr]

This one decision by the CDC will likely haunt the nation for months to come.

This one decision by the CDC will likely haunt the nation for months to come

Public health officials are just beginning to grapple with fallout from CDC's early bungling of coronavirus testing

www.salon.com

Richard

Very difficult to understand this decision. I don’t know who was responsible but this was a major screwup! Assuming someone high up in the CDC had to sign-off on it and the director, at the very least ,should have been in the line of communication. Someone should be held accountable. Does that mean someone should be fired? After completion of a thorough fact-finding review, yes, absolutely someone should be fired for this mistake so they can’t make it again.


Harry

 

[Karen G]

absolutely someone should be fired for this mistake so they can’t make it again.

Harping on past decisions and trying to place blame on someone in this very fluid atmosphere serves no one. Instead of that attitude, I think it would be better if everyone tries to work together to solve the current problems going forward. No one had a crystal ball a few months or weeks ago.

 

[Rolltydr]

Harping on past decisions and trying to place blame on someone in this very fluid atmosphere serves no one. Instead of that attitude, I think it would be better if everyone tries to work together to solve the current problems going forward. No one had a crystal ball a few months or weeks ago.

So, just have the same people keep making the same mistakes? No, thank you. Would you keep taking your car to the same mechanic if he broke something else every time you took it in for repair? Of course, you wouldn’t.


Harry

 

[MULTIZ321]

Hospital Ship USNS Comfort Arrives in New York To Ease Coronavirus Pressure.

Hospital Ship USNS Comfort Arrives In New York To Ease Coronavirus Pressure

The Comfort will use its roughly 1,000 beds to treat patients who do not have the coronavirus disease COVID-19 but who urgently need other care.

www.npr.org

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Richard

 

[dgalati]

Harping on past decisions and trying to place blame on someone in this very fluid atmosphere serves no one. Instead of that attitude, I think it would be better if everyone tries to work together to solve the current problems going forward. No one had a crystal ball a few months or weeks ago.

What I find most disappointing is the amount of companies staying open claiming to be essential. When will many stay home that are using this false pretense of being essential? Health and safety is being ignored for financial gain by nonessential workers and their employers. This lack of judgement is helping to spread COVID-19. It is also responsible for overwhelming hospitals and jeopardizing the care givers that are putting their life's on the line daily.

 

[MULTIZ321]

Retailers agreed to coronavirus testing in their
parking lots. Then they hit hurdles.

https://www.bradenton.com/news/coronavirus/article241618566.html

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Richard

 

[MULTIZ321]

As U.S. Hospitals Face Shortages, Trump Vows to Send Ventilators - to Europe.

As U.S. Hospitals Face Shortages, Trump Vows to Send Ventilators—to Europe

Trump is claiming that ventilator production will “outpace” demand—even as governors beg for help.

www.vanityfair.com

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Richard

 

[MULTIZ321]

FDA approves two-minute novel coronavirus antibody testing kit.

FDA Reportedly Approves Two-Minute Coronavirus Antibody Testing Kit [Update: Hoax?]

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a coronavirus testing kit from Bodysphere, one that can detect antibodies related to the virus in only two…

www.slashgear.com

Richard

 

[Panina]

FDA approves two-minute novel coronavirus antibody testing kit.

FDA Reportedly Approves Two-Minute Coronavirus Antibody Testing Kit [Update: Hoax?]

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a coronavirus testing kit from Bodysphere, one that can detect antibodies related to the virus in only two…

www.slashgear.com

Richard

Hopefully this will be made available to the public sooner rather then later.

 

[MULTIZ321]

Millions of N95 masks keep surfacing. So why is there still a shortage?

Millions of N95 masks keep surfacing. So why is there still a shortage?

Donations alone won’t be enough to address the respirator shortage.

www.vox.com

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Richard

 

[MULTIZ321]

The State of Coronavirus Testing in the US.

The State of Coronavirus Testing in the US

Many Americans who may need a Covid-19 test still can't easily get one. What's going on?

www.wired.com

Richard

 

[MULTIZ321]

To win the long game against coronavirus, scientists race to roll out a different kind of test.

To win the long game against coronavirus, scientists race to perfect a different kind of test

Some serologic tests are being marketed as an easier alternative to molecular tests, but people should be wary of using any blood test to diagnose an infection.

qz.com

Richard

 

[MULTIZ321]

The Guy Who Helped Invent the N95 Mask Thinks He's Found a Way to Clean and Reuse Them.

The Guy Who Helped Invent the N95 Mask Thinks He’s Found a Way to Clean and Reuse Them

“We should get the results in one or two days.”

www.vice.com

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Richard

 

[pedro47]

Richard, I also feel, You are doing an Outstanding Job with your regular updates on the Covid-19 virus.

Please be Safe and Stay at Home

 

[MULTIZ321]

Richard, I also feel, You are doing an Outstanding Job with your regular updates on the Covid-19 virus.

Please be Safe and Stay at Home

Thanks. My wife and I are well and are self-quarantining. We still have a good stock of supplies.

Best Regards.

Richard

 

[pedro47]

This one decision by the CDC will likely haunt the nation for months to come.

This one decision by the CDC will likely haunt the nation for months to come

Public health officials are just beginning to grapple with fallout from CDC's early bungling of coronavirus testing

www.salon.com

Richard

This is an outstanding article and this one I want to share with lots of people.

 

[bccash63]

The hospital I work at is very prepared. We have cancelled elective surgeries and our census is running at approx 60% right now. We have staff staying at home d/t not enough work to do. We have relocated pt populations within the hospital to open up an additional 30 neg pressure rooms for r/o COVID pts. They are cross-training OR staff to work on the ICU’s. I work in RN case management and have offered to go back to the ICU if needed to staff. We have staff, supplies, and beds. Granted I live in the Midwest and we really have not had a large influx of pts yet. They predict mid April-mid May. So I guess it’s wait and see. But at this point my hospital is very well prepared.

 

[MULTIZ321]

Feds distribute thousands of masks, other
supplies seized from hoarders ... - Fox News.

Feds distribute thousands of masks, other supplies seized from hoarders during coronavirus pandemic

The Justice Department and Department of Health and Human Services are distributing nearly 200,000 N95 respirator masks and other medical supplies to New York and New Jersey after confiscating them from individuals hoarding the materials.

www.foxnews.com

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Richard

 

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Nurse Quits Her Job in an ICU Filled With Coronavirus Patients Because She Wasn't Given Proper PPE.

Nurse Says She Quit Her Job in an ICU Filled With Coronavirus Patients Because She Wasn’t Given Proper PPE in Viral Video

While we’re all trying to come to terms with the harsh realities of life during a global pandemic, the medical professionals on the frontlines don’t…

www.health.com

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Richard

 

[MULTIZ321]

The 1,000-Bed Comfort Was Supposed to Aid New York. It Has 20 Patients.

The 1,000-Bed Comfort Was Supposed to Aid New York. It Has 20 Patients.

“It’s a joke,” said a top hospital executive, whose facilities are packed with coronavirus patients.

www.nytimes.com

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Richard

 

[MULTIZ321]

One Reason Caregivers Are Wearing Trash Bags: A U.S.Firm Had to Recall 9 Million Surgical Gowns.

One Reason Caregivers Are Wearing Trash Bags: A U.S. Firm Had to Recall 9 Million Surgical Gowns — ProPublica

Cardinal Health withdrew the gowns just before the pandemic because a Chinese supplier failed to sterilize them properly. The recall has created what a hospital association official called a “ripple effect.”

www.propublica.org

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Richard

 

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Profiteers and Pool Noodles: The Mask Market is a Total Mess.

Profiteers and Pool Noodles: The Mask Market Is a Total Mess

Hospitals, governments, do-gooders and hucksters are all competing. Scams and prices are soaring.

www.nytimes.com

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Richard

 

[MULTIZ321]

The 1,000-Bed Comfort Was Supposed to Aid New York. It Has 20 Patients.

The 1,000-Bed Comfort Was Supposed to Aid New York. It Has 20 Patients.

“It’s a joke,” said a top hospital executive, whose facilities are packed with coronavirus patients.

www.nytimes.com

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Richard

The vacant Comfort hospital ship is a symbol of
our coronavirus failure.

The vacant Comfort hospital ship is a symbol of our coronavirus failure | Ross Barkan

The hospital ship docked in New York City is a sad representation of the federal and local response to coronavirus: too little and far too late

www.theguardian.com

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Richard

 

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Apple Supplier Targets Production of 30,000 Ventilators a Month

Apple Supplier Targets Production of 30,000 Ventilators a Month

Flex Ltd., a contract manufacturer known for making Apple Inc. computers, is starting to assemble thousands of ventilators to meet surging demand for the machines in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.

news.bloomberglaw.com

Richard

 

[bogey21]

Harping on past decisions and trying to place blame on someone in this very fluid atmosphere serves no one. Instead of that attitude, I think it would be better if everyone tries to work together to solve the current problems going forward. No one had a crystal ball a few months or weeks ago.

I agree. If people do something dishonest or make a ton of bad decisions, fire them. If they make, or don't make, one decision that in hindsight was wrong, firing them may be an extreme reaction...

At one time I ran a large organization with 800 employees. Was every decision I made correct? Obviously not. Fortunately I was judged on the preponderance of the correct decisions I made, not just on one bad one...

George