Reading Hospital anesthesiologist tests positive for COVID-19
BERKS COUNTY, Pa. - Tower Health has released a statement addressed to all employees and medical staff that an anesthesiologist at Reading Hospital has been diagnosed with a presumed COVID-19 infection.
According to the letter, the individual last worked at Reading hospital on March 18, and in the days prior participated in a number of surgical procedures and obstetrical deliveries.
Clint Matthews, President and CEO of Tower Health, states that working in favor is the fact that the individual was fully masked during the procedures he participated in, and the operating and delivery rooms where he worked were terminally cleaned after each procedure.
"Exposed employees were evaluated according to the CDC exposure risk levels. Employees with prolonged risk who are scheduled to work are being asked to stay home until 14 days from their potential exposure," says Matthews.
"Your safety and the safety of our patients, their families, and our community remains paramount. Our best defense against the COVID-19 is to follow established protocols for the prevention of infection," Matthews concludes. "This includes not coming to work if you feel ill. Keeping our team safe is the first step in keeping the community safe."
Link: https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/berks/reading-hospital-anesthesiologist-tests-positive-for-covid/article_f7c2c8f8-6c35-11ea-91ec-1f2059700969.html
Berks DA says he can't enforce Wolf's order and other Repubs in the state are pushing back on Wolf's business closure order. We are pretty F-ed if this keeps up.
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The doctor was exposed on Wednesday, March 18th. We can assume that other co-workers were also exposed, but they're maybe not showing symptoms yet.
