Not to pull an "ackshully" on you Glen, but it's a about making respirators to protect healthcare workers, not ventilators for patients, but it's still fucking awesome.Originally Posted by Glenn E. Meyer
Not to pull an "ackshully" on you Glen, but it's a about making respirators to protect healthcare workers, not ventilators for patients, but it's still fucking awesome.
I was into 10mm Auto before it sold out and went mainstream, but these days I'm here for the revolver and epidemiology information.
WA isn't the state to watch now. We'll probably be turning the corner in a week or two. I'm not so sure about the rest of the country.
In the P-F basket of deplorables.
Did they define "Atlanta"? Not being cute, but the city of Atlanta is not that physically big and there are a lot of hospitals in "greater Atlanta - ITP and OTP". Grady - the trauma center of Atlanta stays full I believe.
I just got this email from US Army HRC. Specifically seeking "Health Care Specialties" but anyone interested can respond. I already told the Senior Leaders of the GAARNG to call me if they need me. I am definitely not a medic.
CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED
Army Announces Voluntary Recall of Retired Soldiers for COVID-19 Response
The U.S. Army is reaching out to gauge the interest of our retired officers, noncommissioned officers and Soldiers who would be willing to assist with the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic response effort should their skills and expertise be required.
These extraordinary challenges require equally extraordinary solutions and that's why we're turning to you -- trusted professionals capable of operating under constantly changing conditions. When the Nation called -- you answered, and now, that call may come again.
If interested and you remain qualified to serve in any of the following health care specialties: 60F: Critical Care Officer; 60N: Anesthesiologist; 66F: Nurse Anesthetist; 66S: Critical Care Nurse; 66P: Nurse Practitioner; 66T: ER Nurse; 68V: Respiratory Specialist; 68W: Medic - we need to hear from you STAT!
If you are working in a civilian hospital or medical facility, please let us know. We do not want to detract from the current care and treatment you are providing to the Nation.
While this is targeted at medical specialties, if you are interested in re-joining the team and were in a different specialty, let us know your interest.
Source here : https://thehill.com/homenews/state-w...JIK0msI6ulQC9c
Looks like “city of” not metro area.... yet.
Thanks for link. I think Grady has a facility issue (building) that closed some of their ICU months ago.
Albany GA (Southwest part of state) is getting hit hard and they will possibly run out of beds first - seems like they had a funeral that had someone infected attend and that has spread the virus through that area. That will be an example of a smaller city with suburbs/rural that may get more than they can physically handle.
The Army story: https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-...ical-soldiers/
Re: ventilators, I hope the powers that be are checking their PMs. These guys could make good on their offer:
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/20...ased-manufact/
‘We just want to help’: Spokane Valley-based manufacturer offers to make much-needed ventilators
”But in the end all of these ideas just manufacture new criminals when the problem isn't a lack of criminals.” -JRB
Speaking of Atlanta, get ready for more heartbreak like this:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...DUOGuCUFlgZNtw
Georgia hospital worker with coronavirus found dead at home with her child by her body
Diedre Wilkes was a mammogram technician at a Coweta County, Georgia, hospital. Her body was found in the living room of her home in the Atlanta area.
A 42-year-old hospital worker in Georgia who had coronavirus was found dead in her home with her 4-year-old child by her body.
Diedre Wilkes' body was discovered Thursday in the living room of her home in Newnan, about 40 miles southwest of Atlanta, after a family member called the Coweta County Sheriff's Office requesting a welfare check, the coroner, Richard Hawk, told NBC News on Wednesday.
It's believed she died 12 to 16 hours before she was found, the coroner said.
A posthumous coronavirus test was conducted and came back positive for COVID-19, according to Hawk. Wilkes did not have any known underlying health conditions, and an autopsy is being conducted, he said.
Wilkes worked as a mammogram technician at Piedmont Newnan Hospital, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
AZ Governor Ducey issued an executive order allowing doctors to do tele-medicine visits over the phone, prescribe meds and bill the medical insurance companies as if it was a live in person visit. Normally if we made a phone call to give advice and make treatment plans, we would get only $15 no matter how long we stayed on the phone. Also, we couldn't order special tests like echocardiograms or stress tests based on the phone call because we didn't actually see the patient in person. I had to cut back on patient visits a lot because they didn't want to come or it wasn't essential. I have also drastically cut back on all my 'elective' heart cases per executive order. This order will really help. Now I can "see" patients, keep my practice running and keep my staff employed. Also it looks like he waived the two-way video requirements for tele-medicine. Normally, a proper tele-medicine setup requires a kinda sophisticated two-way interface with the ability to save the video into your medical record. Now a phone call will be okay.
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