New text message symptom monitoring system
launches for non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Enrico Ascher, MD
Advanced Aortic Aneurysm Center
of the Vascular of New York
Established in 1992
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Caribbean L 16 ife, April 17-23, 2020
Natalie Marks,ELEANORA IADGAROVA,Anil Hingorani, MD
Advanced Aortic Aneurysm Center
of the Vascular Institute of New York
Established in 1992
Extraordinary techniques by internationally
recognized vascular specialists...
Drs. Enrico Ascher, Anil Hingorani and Natalie Marks have introduced
for the very fi rst time in New York City a minimally invasive tecnnique to repair
an abdominal aortic aneurysm via a tiny puncture in each groin under local anesthesia.
Patients may be discharged home the very same day and have supper with the family!
Aortic aneurysms are more common than you think!
They are known to be “silent killers”.
If you are 60 years of age or older you may benefi t
from a visit to a board certifi ed vascular specialist.
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ELEANORA IADGAROVA, NP
Enrico Ascher, MD
Anil MD
Natalie Marks, MD
Dear patients and doctors.
Total Vascular Care is open every day to continue
serving New York community vascular needs.
We do all vascular sonograms, essential arterial
and venous procedures, treating wounds in our main office
at 960 50th Street. With much lower patients load,
mandatory screening and frequent premises disinfection
we are able to provide safe distancing and prevent virus spread.
We also offer telemedicine visits via smartphone,
computer, tablet or any phone.
If you have pain, swelling in the legs, wounds and ulcers,
do not wait, do not go to the hospital emergency room,
call for appointment
718-438-3800 right now!
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
NYC Health + Hospitals
is launching a new system to
monitor COVID-19 patients
who have been discharged
from the Emergency Department.
Starting April 13, NYC
Health + Hospitals is implementing
an at-home COVID-19
text message-based symptom
monitoring platform for
patients who are discharged
from the ED with suspected or
confi rmed coronavirus infections
who do not require admission
to the hospital. Those
patients can now self-enroll
in the Stay-At-Home Symptom
Monitoring Program to
receive secure text messages
every 12- to 24-hours at home
to assess their symptoms as a
part of this program.
The Stay-At-Home Symptom
Monitoring Program intends
to help the public health
care system continue to free
up capacity within its facilities
to care for patients who
are most severely affected by
COVID-19 while supervising
and triaging the health of atrisk
patients remotely.
“NYC Health + Hospitals is
leaning on innovative and effi
cient methods of monitoring
patient’s health care needs remotely
during the COVID-19
pandemic, providing the best
care to patients and minimizing
the spread of the Coronavirus,
said NYC Health +
Hospitals President and CEO
Mitchell Katz, MD. “It is especially
important now to provide
New Yorkers the health
care they need where they’re
safest.”
The text message-based
platform is available to patients
in English and Spanish,
with plans to make it accessible
in the 14 most common
languages represented by the
system’s patient population.
Those who are enrolled in the
system will receive a followup
phone call by a care team
member and, if necessary, be
referred into the hospital for
clinical care if they report escalating
coronavirus symptoms.
“The newly launched text
message-based COVID-19
symptom monitoring platform
allows the public health
care system to offl oad our
EDs and allows our heroic
health care workers to treat
the severely ill,” said NYC
Health + Hospitals Vice President
and Chief Quality Offi
cer Eric Wei, MD, MBA.
“This technology extends the
reach of our frontline health
care workers – enabling us to
monitor patients effectively
and effi ciently – while keeping
patients safely at home.”
For more information,
visit nychealthandhospitals.
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