Children's Wisconsin doctor tests positive for COVID-19

An email sent to staff at Children's Wisconsin said a doctor has tested positive for COVID-19.

ONE OF THOSE CONFIRMEDCASES.... A DOCTOR ATCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OFWISCONSIN.TEN OF HIS YOUNGPATIENTS AND 150 OF THEDOCTORS AND NURSES HE WORKSWITH DIRECTLY ARE BEINGTESTED.AT LEAST 28 OTHERPATIENTS ARE STILL BEINGCONTACTED AND MIGHT ALSO NEEDTESTING.

KATIE CROWTHER IS ATCHILDRENS HOSPITAL TONIGHT:A LOT OF PEOPLE ON EDGE HERE.THE DOCTOR WHO TESTED POSITIVEFOR CORONAVIRUS WORKS DIRECTLYWITH CHILDREN WITH COMPROMISEDIMMUNE SYSTEMS. AND A NATIONALSHORTAGE OF TESTS IS NOWPROVING TO BE AN EXTRACHALLENGE IN DEALING WITH THIS.DUE TO THAT SHORTAGE SOME WHOWERE EXPOSED TO THE DOCTORHERE HAVE NOT BEEN TESTEDINCLUDING THE FATHER OF A GIRLWITH LEUKEMIA.

HE IS NOW INISOLATION WITH HIS DAUGHTER,ACCORDING TO CHILDREN'SHOSPITAL.THE HOSPITAL ALSOREPORTING THE DOCTOR WHO HASCORONAVIRUS WAS EXPOSED TO ITWHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE OFWISCONSIN.

HE IS QUARANTINEDAND RECOVERING AT HOME WITHQUOTE "MILD SYMPTOMS."DR.DAVID MARGOLIS ANOTHERDOCTOR WHO TREATS KIDS WITHCANCER AT CHILDREN'S CAN'TTALK ABOUT THE CASE DIRECTLYBUT SAYS HE'S TRYING TO EASESTRESS AND ANXIETY AS BEST HECAN.

We are working togetheras health care systems, aspart of the community, as partof the country, to do what isright for all of the patients.AS WELL AS STAFF AT EVERYLEVEL all of our colleaguesthat are on the front lines.The nurses, we were talkingthis morning in a meeting, theperson that delivers the food,the person that cleans therooms. These folks are crucialto our ability to give thebest and safest care.

HEASSURES THAT ALL LOCALHOSPITALS RIGHT NOW, AREGIVING IT THEIR ALL TOPROPERLY AND EFFECTIVELYDIAGNOS AND TREAT CORONAVIRUS.Children's and I'm sure everyother health care org is doingthere level best to followwhat's coming from the CDC,what's coming from the state,these are constantly changingand everybody is best.

FORTHOSE WHO WERE POTENTIALLYEXPOSED CHILDREN'S HOSPITALSAYS PATIENTS FAMILIES AREBEING GIVEN INDIVIDUALIZEDINSTRUCTIONS AND SUPPORT FORTHEIR NEEDS.

AND BEING GIVENNEXT STEP GUIDELINES BASED ONC-D-C RECOMMENDATIONS.

KATIECROWTHER,