COVID-19 Update from PIH Health (updated 5/15/2020)

May 15, 2020 - Update from PIH Health
  
We have been sharing PIH Health COVID-19 updates with you for the past two months to keep you informed on the patients under our care at each of PIH Health’s hospitals as well as the status of our supplies and other COVID-19 related activities. As the number of people hospitalized with the virus decreases, the need for this information is not as critical, therefore this will be our last update to you specifically related to COVID-19.
 
While the pandemic is not over, we have a solid treatment plan for COVID-19 patients and a stable supply of personal protection equipment (PPE) to safely care for all patients. We have increased our PPE supplies to a level that is now stabilized and we continue to have COVID-19 tests available at all three hospitals, all urgent care centers and primary care offices. 
 
We will continue to provide high-quality and safe care for all patients, including those with heart disease, stroke and cancer.  We ask your support in encouraging your communities to not delay regular healthcare visits or needed medical procedures as they are vital to good health. PIH Health physician offices, urgent care centers and emergency departments are open and available to care for all medical needs. 
 
We appreciate the tremendous response and support that we have received from our communities throughout the past few months and encourage you to follow us on Social Media for ongoing information. We will continue to update you on health issues that impact our communities as needed.
 
The following is a brief update of the patients in our COVID-19 specific units as of Thursday, May 14, 2020.
PIH Health Downey Hospital 
20 Confirmed:  14 hospitalized/6 in ICU
 7 Suspected:    6 hospitalized/1 in ICU
 
PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital
44 Confirmed:  33 hospitalized/11 in ICU
16 Suspected:  9 hospitalized/7 in ICU
 
PIH Health Whittier Hospital
25 Confirmed:  21 hospitalized/4 in ICU
 9 Suspected:  8 hospitalized/1 in ICU 
 
Drive-Thru Testing
PIH Health is completing a fourth week of drive-thru testing in partnership with Los Angeles County. In the four sites under the direction of PIH Health Physicians’ medical director (Whittier, Los Angeles, Bell and Montebello) we have tested nearly 5,000 people, of which 13% tested positive for the virus. 
 
If you receive any calls regarding test results through this program you can direct them to call 211.  If they have specific concern about results for testing done at one of the PIH Health sites please ask them to email Covid.Questions@pihhealth.org.  Please send anyone interested in getting tested to coronavirus.lacity.org/testing to register.  More information can be found at covid19.lacounty.gov/testing.
 
Resources
We encourage you to continue to rely on the following resources:
·         Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) website at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
·         County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health’s (LACDPH) website at http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/
·         World Health Organization’s website at https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
·         PIH Health’s website at PIHHealth.org/COVID19





The following is a brief update from PIH Health.  As of Thursday, April 16, 2020, the following number of patients are in our care.
 
PIH Health Downey Hospital 
29 Confirmed:  15 hospitalized/14 in ICU
18 Suspected:  17 hospitalized/1 in ICU
 
PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital
57 Confirmed: 43 hospitalized/14 in ICU
5 Suspected:    4 hospitalized/1 in ICU
 
PIH Health Whittier Hospital
29 Confirmed:  23 hospitalized/6 in ICU
13 Suspected:  11 hospitalized/2 in ICU 
 
In addition, here are a few other things you may find helpful.
 
 
Testing
·         We have COVID-19 tests available at all three hospitals, all urgent care centers and primary care offices. Test results continue to run 1 -2 days.  
 
Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) supplies

•          PIH Health been able to increase our personal protection equipment (PPE) supplies to a level that is now stabilized.

• Message of how to address your personal health during this pandemic from Dr. Yong Park, PIH Health Interventional Radiologist  https://youtu.be/VA8NhqNaSI0