Doctors want to remind essential workers not to let their guard down in the fight against COVID-19. Especially because some occupations inherently come with the.
Dr. Mark Casanova, president, Dallas County Medical Society
The guidelines were adopted by the North Texas Mass Critical Care Taskforce, which includes hospital, health system, physician and disability communities from across North Texas.
They provide a transparent triage guideline for allocation of limited medical resources in the event of a mass critical care situation, like a disaster or a pandemic, during which the demand for hospital and critical care resources exceeds supply.
The guidelines were developed to save as many lives as possible and to help patients and families in North Texas become aware of the difficult decisions health care providers must make during times in which the demand for medical resources outstrips the supply of such resources.
Your Physician May Be Vaccinating the Public
Clinics are balancing the tension between following the state s prioritization schedule and not wasting any doses.
By Will Maddox
Published in
Healthcare Business
January 12, 2021
9:00 am
Along with hospitals and large pharmacies on the state’s list of vaccination hubs, local providers also signed up to be COVID-19 vaccine distribution sites. After a confusing set of directives from the state about who can receive the vaccine, these clinics and pharmacies have been inundated with calls from patients about being inoculated.
The Moderna version of the vaccine comes in smaller batches and doesn’t require ultra-cold storage, allowing smaller clinics and vaccines to become a distributor. Some of these clinics are giving the vaccine to the general public if they have enough supply.
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In the waning days of autumn, it appeared that Texas was destined for a dark winter. As recently as December 14, 2020, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported over 1.3 million confirmed cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), with an average 13,698 confirmed cases and 191 deaths per day over the preceding week. The surge in cases portended an ill future, with Texas having the 35th most confirmed cases per capita among states and the District of Columbia during the past 7 days. As yet another wave of the pandemic seems poised to wash over the country, the announcement of regulatory approval of a new COVID-19 vaccine brought hope for the holiday season and the new year.