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Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals on the front lines have been adopting new cleaning protocols and applying innovative technology to prevent the spread of infection and minimize the risk for patients and staff members. From identifying and isolating COVID-19 patients and disinfecting rooms and personal protective equipment to enacting new visitation guidelines – hospitals … Read more
“Is it allergies or COVID-19?” That’s a question plaguing many South Carolinians who are constantly self-assessing their health and the health of their family members during the current pandemic. So how are people to know if the discomfort they are feeling is allergy related or the symptoms of a contagious illness? Meredith L. Moore, M.D., … Read more
No one knows the coronavirus like a doctor who deals with patients diagnosed with it every day. That’s what Dr. Angela Taylor, facility medical director for the hospital medical team at Trident Medical Center, faces day in and day out since the pandemic began. “It’s hard to be a COVID patient,” Dr. Taylor explained. “They … Read more
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to turn our lives upside down, it doesn’t surprise Dr. Anne Marie Albano that an increasing number of people are experiencing new or worsened mental health struggles. “The first thing that comes to my mind is a quote from Holocaust survivor and Austrian psychiatrist Viktor Frankl,” said Dr. Albano, executive … Read more
Back in the spring, it seemed logical that densely-populated New York would be a hot spot for the coronavirus. When the call went out for help, three local nurses answered. But, now, with South Carolina sitting in its own hot spot, these nurses are facing a feeling of déjà vu, and they have some important … Read more
In times of great challenge, there are opportunities for leaders to emerge and, with those leaders, new systems and ways of solving problems. COVID-19 has highlighted many of the flaws in our systems, one of those being a lack of an effective supply chain to distribute enough personal protective equipment to doctors and health care … Read more