Mercy COVID Care @ Home Program to Expand Bed Capacity
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --As COVID-19 continues to surge across the country Mercy is tapping into its Mercy Virtual expertise to care for select COVID-19 patients at home.
- ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --As COVID-19 continues to surge across the country Mercy is tapping into its Mercy Virtual expertise to care for select COVID-19 patients at home.
- Mercy COVID Care @ Home offers remote, in-home care and real time monitoring for patients with mild symptoms who may need low-flow rates of oxygen.
- This 24-hour care includes measurement of oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry, adjusting oxygen flow as necessary, along with additional evaluations and appropriate interventions.
- Mercy worked with Northwell Health, New York's largest health care provider, to gain insight from its experience during the first surge in the spring.