ThedaCare prepared for possible surge in local COVID-19 cases

ThedaCare's President and CEO outlined several steps the organization is taking ahead of an expected rise in coronavirus cases.

SPREAD DEEPER INTONORTHEASTWISCONSIN..LEADERS ATTHEDACARE ARETALKING ABOUT THEIRRESPONSE.TODAY NBC26'SMATT JARCHOWSPOKE WITH THE C-E-O ABOUT WHAT'SSTILL TO COME.IT'S GONE FROMAROUND THE WORLD..TO THE UNITEDSTATES.NOW..THAT QUICKSPIKE INCORONAVIRUS CASESCOULD BE GETTINGCLOSE TO HOME.Dr. Imran Andrabi,ThedaCare President andCEO"We also have to beprepared that at somepoint in time in the future,it could be on ourshoulders as well."THEDACARE'SPRESIDENT AND CEOSAYS THEORGANIZATION ISRUNNING EVOLVING,PREDICTIVE MODELS.RIGHT NOW THEYPOINT TO A POSSIBLESURGE IN LOCALCASES BEGINNINGSOMETIME IN THEFIRST FEW WEEKS OFAPRIL.TOPREPARE..THEDACARE HAS INCREASEDTELEHEALTH,DEVELOPEDRESPIRATORYCLINICS, ANDEXPANDEDEMERGENCY ROOMCAPACITYORGANIZATION-WIDE.Dr. Imran Andrabi,ThedaCare President andCEO"It requires multiple inputsfrom multiple areas,including not onlyunderstanding what'shappening at ThedaCare,but what's happening inthe region and the stateoverall so that we can seethe patterns and get ourpeople ready in advanceof that particular situationhappening."STANDUP MATTJARCHOW"..AND AS THEDACAREPREPARES FOR ASURGE IN CASES..OFFICIALS WANT TOREMINDPEOPLE..PRACTICESOCIAL DISTANCING..IT'S SOMETHING WECAN DO RIGHT HERE ATOUR DESKS TO MAKE ABIG DIFFERENCE."Dr. Jennifer Frank,ThedaCare Chief MedicalOfficer"We know that this iseffective, it's beendemonstrated around theworld to be an effectiveway of reducing infectionsand kind of spreading outthe risk of infections."..A WAY TO STAYHEALTHY ON YOUROWN AND HELPHEALTH SYSTEMSFIGHT COVID-19.MATT JARCHOW,NBC26.THEDACARE HAS AHOTLINE FOR PEOPLEWITH QUESTIONSABOUT THECORONAVIRUS..THAT NUMBER IS 9-2-0 ..

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