Patients who are very ill with the coronavirus infection can quickly take a turn for the worse, making long journeys dangerous, medical experts say. Still, hospitals are required to care for all patients seeking treatment.
Patients who are very ill with the coronavirus infection can quickly take a turn for the worse, making long journeys dangerous, medical experts say. Still, hospitals are required to care for all patients seeking treatment.
Physician practices employ 55,000 people in the Philadelphia region, and the coronavirus pandemic is hammering them financially as all non-urgent medical care is being postponed indefinitely.
The emerging trend in Philadelphia mirrors other U.S. cities and deepens experts’ fears of a scenario that has played out in past epidemics, in which a virus spread around the globe by those with the means to travel comes down hardest on the most vulnerable communities.
Acadia Healthcare and Universal Health Services, both juggernauts in psychiatric care, are not offering remote work to its non-medical employees, as most area hospitals have done.
Some Philly hospitals have begun coronavirus-specific wellness initiatives or expanded existing programs for their employees to help them cope with the stress of the pandemic.
Penn is distributing blood-pressure cuffs to pregnant women so they can monitor their own BP, potentially eliminating three in-person trips to the hospital or doctor prior to delivery.
Merck and GlaxoSmithKline labs in the western suburbs and start-ups in University City have been at the forefront of developing new generations of vaccines.
Nonurgent medical procedures have been delayed — and with good reason. But for patients needing treatment for serious medical conditions, such as cancer, scheduling uncertainty adds to their medical anxiety.
Look up inspection reports for all food establishments – restaurants, markets, schools, and nursing homes – in Philadelphia, Bucks and Gloucester Counties.
