Good news: Hospitalizations, deaths keep spiraling downward
The news doesn’t get any better than this: New Mexico recorded zero COVID-related deaths on March 21, the first time the state has done that since October.
And, according to four medical experts representing as many hospital groups in the state, the numbers keep getting better with the month of March recording 18 or fewer COVID-related deaths through its first 25 days, and 15 single-digit fatality days in that stretch.
There are also far fewer people hospitalized with COVID symptoms fewer than 200 every day of the month after an average of more than 328 a day in February, 650 per day in January, and 749-947 in December.
Year after first cases, doctors recall peak
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How Presbyterian is using digital health tools to address pandemic challenges
Timing is everything. In the case of Presbyterian Healthcare Services, its adoption of the Bright.MD platform in 2017 to facilitate telehealth appointments was fortuitous.
As hospitals struggled last year to manage COVID-19 and scale telemedicine, Presbyterian Healthcare Services leveraged Bright.MD’s platform to not only conduct virtual visits but also automate charting, order entry, coding, and billing, so that its providers can deliver quality care for hundreds of low-acuity conditions in two minutes or less.
To date, Presbyterian has screened more than 20,000 patients for COVID-19 using Online Visits while significantly reducing the potential spread of the virus. Patients who were ill with conditions unrelated to COVID-19 also had a convenient way to get care from home.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. New Mexico industry leaders respond to the question: “What lasting impact do you believe the pandemic will have on your industry?”
ENERGY
Raye Miller, president of Regeneration Energy Corp. in Artesia
“The oil industry has seen wide price swings in the past year. No one expected to see negative oil prices. While prices have recovered, capital investment has not. Drilling rig utilization is still greatly below a year ago level. Consolidation has occurred and some highly leveraged companies went broke. While new lockdowns could again reduce demand for oil, companies are in better shape to withstand it. Most are reducing debt currently. The greater worry for the future is the drive to stop domestic production of fossil fuels. This strategy is so shortsighted as the U.S. will continue to use fossil fuels for years and every barrel produced outside the U.S. results in mo
Presbyterian opens vaccination hub in ABQ Share Updated: 1:59 PM MST Mar 3, 2021 Share Updated: 1:59 PM MST Mar 3, 2021 On Wednesday, Presbyterian Hospital became the newest vaccination hub in Albuquerque for eligible New Mexicans to get their COVID-19 shot. With the addition of this site, Presbyterian leaders said the hospital is helping to continue its work in providing the vaccine to those who qualify under the New Mexico Department of Health’s current criteria in Phase 1b.“Providing safe, effective vaccines to as many New Mexicans as possible is our best hope of ending this pandemic together,” said Carolyn Green, chief nursing officer, Presbyterian Healthcare Services. “We continue to expand our own vaccination sites, as well as increase our ability to vaccinate high-risk patients in our clinics. To date, Presbyterian has administered nearly 46,000 vaccine doses across the state. We are thrilled to provide more vaccine as supply allows.” Albu
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