Solid Preparation and a Spirit of Innovation:
E VEN BEFORE THE CORONAVIRUS ARRIVED IN THE
UNITED STATES, FORWARD-THINKING PHYSICIANS AT
UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSIT Y SAW THE SIGNS AND
GOT RE ADY FOR ACTION. THEIR QUICK RESPONSE,
PAIRED WITH A CULTURE OF INSTITUTIONAL
PREPAREDNESS AND CRE ATIVIT Y, HELPED UPSTATE
RESPOND EFFECTIVELY TO THE CRISIS. TODAY, ITS
HOSPITALS AND PR ACTICES ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS
ACROSS ALL OF ITS CLINICAL ARE A S, A S THE
COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING COVID-19 CONTINUES.
Upstate Medical University's
Response to COVID-19
BY JENNIFER WEBSTER
A S W O R D O F COV ID-19 reached the U.S. in
January, infectious disease specialists at Upstate,
including Stephen Thomas, MD, Division Chief of
Infectious Disease and Director of the Institute for
Global Health and Translational Sciences, began
tracking developments in China. These physicians
communicated with Upstate's leadership, who
responded with alacrity. The promptness took some
of their colleagues by surprise, but their forethought
was soon lauded.
"In early January, Paul Suits, Director of Infection
Control, convinced our Logistics Department to
Nancy Page, Chief
Nursing Officer at Upstate
University Hospital, with
the team
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