University of Washington's COVID-19 experience

An update to the COVID-19 care plan at the University of Washington Medical Center

 

A leading expert from the University of Washington Medical Center returns to the Modern Practice podcast with an update on what his health system is doing to combat COVID-19 in the Seattle area. He describes his team’s efforts in testing for the coronavirus, what they are doing with elective surgical procedures, their protocols with solid-organ transplants and how they have established new child-care arrangements, web-based town halls and PPE strategies.

 

Guest speaker:

Christopher Kim, MD, MBA, SFHM

Associate Medical Director

Quality, Patient Safety and Clinical Efficiency

University of Washington Medical Center

 

Moderators:

Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM

Associate Vice President

Clinical Resources

Vizient

 

Lindsay Mayer, MSN
Senior Director

Programs, PI Collaboratives

Vizient

 

Show Notes:

[01:16] First case on January 21.

[01:26] First death on February 29.

[01:45] Creation of protocols, guidelines and website.

[02:18] Reaching 3,000 tests per day.

[02:35] Establishing testing sites.

[03:05] Frightening escalation: by March 24 UW Medical Center experienced 1,280 cases and 94 deaths.

[04:09] Need to postpone elective surgeries.

[04:33] Emerging use of telehealth.

[05:15] Special protocols for solid-organ transplants.

[06:00] Establishing child care, networks of colleagues and web-based town halls for staff.

[08:15] Plan for the surge.

 

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