The state of Arizona awarded Vestra Labs (Phoenix, AZ) a contract to provide virus testing at 148 skilled nursing facilities throughout the state. Vestra Labs has the capability to deploy highly skilled testing teams within 24 hours of request. It has performed more than 30,000 COVID-19 tests for the state of Arizona and can efficiently process up to 45,000 tests per day, … [Read more...]
Partnerships between acute care hospitals, nursing facilities support better quality of care
Nursing homes face an extreme challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two Regenstrief Institute (Indianapolis, IN) and Indiana University faculty members state that meaningful partnerships between acute care hospitals and nursing facilities can support better quality of care for people who live in nursing facilities. Kathleen Unroe, MD, MHA, and Richard Fairbanks, PhD, MPH, … [Read more...]