Providence COVID-19 news round-up for 3/18/20

March 18, 2020 Providence News Team

Providence Alaska Medical Center, Drive-through coronavirus testing to start in Anchorage,  Alaska Public Radio Network (Also: KTUU,)

California

Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance, At home virtual physical exams offered by Providence Little Company of Mary,   Easy Reader News

Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance, Providence Little Company, Torrance Memorial pitch tents in preparation for coronavirus surge,   Easy Reader News

Providence St. Joseph Health, Providence first to launch drive-through testing in OC,   Connect Media

Providence St. Joseph Health, What is Humboldt County’s surge capacity? Region has limited number of hospital beds and ventilators.   Lost Coast Outpost

St. Joseph Health, Food, virus testing and more: where to get help locally during the pandemic,  Santa Rosa Press Democrat

St. Joseph Health, St. Mary, St. Mary to begin patient screening outside emergency entrance,  Victorville Daily Press

St. Joseph Hospital, Eureka, ‘We’re trying to be the center of calm’: a Q&A with Nurse Randee Litten, who is on the front lines of Humboldt’s COVID-19 response,   Lost Coast Outpost

St. Joseph Hospital, Eureka, Redwood Memorial Hospital, St. Joseph Health, Humboldt County,Tents at St. Joseph, Redwood Memorial help pre-screen potential COVID-19 patients,   Eureka Times Standard

Providence Saint John’s Health Center, 11 myths about coronavirus, debunked by doctors,   Bustle

Providence Saint John’s Health Center, How to tell coronavirus, flu, and allergy symptoms apart, according to a doctor,   Prevention Magazine

Providence Saint John’s Health Center, Two drive thru coronavirus testing centers open in Orange County,   Los Cerritos Community News

Providence Saint John’s Health Center, What does shortness of breath feel like? Here’s what doctors say amid coronavirus,   Prevention Magazine

Providence Saint John’s Health Center, Who is high risk for coronavirus? Here’s what older adults, nurses and prisoners need to know,   Yahoo! Lifestyle

Oregon

Providence Health & Services Oregon, Outside coronavirus epicenter, doctors improvise and brace for what’s coming,   KLCC

Providence Health & Services Oregon, Providence, Legacy erect hospital tents to handle anticipated demand,   Portland Business Journal (subscriber-only content)

Texas

Covenant Health, Covenant to host emergency blood drives,   KCBD

        (Also: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)

Washington

Kadlec Regional Medical Center, 15 centers responding to the COVID-19 pandemic,   Becker’s ASC Review

Kadlec Regional Medical Center, Providence Health & Services, Coronavirus assessment tool from Kadlec / Providence Health,   KNDU

Providence Health & Services, Outside coronavirus epicenter, doctors improvise and brace for what’s coming,   KUOW

Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, Providence Holy Family Hospital, How Spokane area hospitals are responding to the coronavirus outbreak,   KREM

Providence St. Peter Hospital, Cry for help prompts retiree, school nurse to join coronavirus fight,   KING

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