Covid-19

COVID-19
Healthcare &
Prevention
By: Melissa Van Cott
”
“We need to learn the lessons that are being
shown from this virus”
—DR. Michael J. Ryan, World Health Organization Informal Advisory Group

01. Healthcare 02. The curve
How has COVID 19 What can we do from
affected the healthcare home?
system?
03. Leadership 04. Conclusion

Who has stepped up Any questions or
during this time of comments?
turbulence?
01.
Healthcare:
Systemic Response
The healthcare system’s methods to combat the pandemic

Educating the public on
The Spread of COVID-19
Contraction of COVID-19:
● Coming into contact with an infected person

● Being coughed or sneezed on by a person with the virus
● Touching of the eyes, nose, or mouth after touching an infected surface
Educating the public on
The Spread of COVID-19
Symptoms of COVID-19:
● Dry cough ● Nasal congestion ● Lost sense of taste

● Fever ● Sore Throat ● Aches and pains
● Tiredness ● Runny nose ● Digestion complications
Ordered SOCIAL DISTANCING
6 feet
DISTANCE Going out in public

6 feet between yourself and Only leave your home if it is
others essential
Protection in Public
Masks
If leaving your house is absolutely necessary, it is 02
suggested that you wear a mask and gloves
...
It is suggested that you have a designated person

01 that will go on essential trips
Gloves
02.
THE Curve
n
Flattening of the curve locally
2,638,909
Total COVID-19 cases as of April 2020
Cases in Massachusetts
Hospitalizations by age group
- The elderly
- Average age of hospitalized
COVID-19 patients: 68
- Rate of death
- Average age: 82
Lack of hospital beds
Wingate Nursing Home
- 70% patients tested positive
- Not including staff who may be
infected
- Updated visiting guidelines
- No social visits are allowed
- The elderly community being at a
high risk
Pine Street Inn
”
Working with Boston Health Care for the
Homeless, the Boston Public Health
Commission and Massachusetts
Department of Public Health, we are
closely monitoring this rapidly changing
situation.
- Pine Street President and Executive
Director Lyndia Downie.
Cape Cod Hospital
- Need for workers

- Workers testing positive for
the virus
- Lack of medical supplies/tests
- Alternative sites
- Moving of stabilized
COVID-19 patients to The
Command Center
- Field Medical Station at
Joint Base Cape Cod
03.
Leadership
Who has stepped up?

Healthcare
Political
Leaders
Social Media
Inﬂuencers
Artists
Artists
Essential
Workers
04.
Conclusion
Questions and comments
Works Cited
- “Archive of COVID-19 Cases in Massachusetts.” Mass.Gov,
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/archive-of-covid-19-cases-in-massachusetts.
- “Coronavirus in Massachusetts: 1,961 Deaths, 41,199 COVID-19 Cases Total.” WWLP, 21 Apr. 2020,
https://www.wwlp.com/news/health/coronavirus-local-impact/coronavirus-in-massachusetts-1961-deaths-41199
-covid-19-cases-total/.
- Mightyspark. Pine Street Inn - Ending Homelessness in Boston. https://www.pinestreetinn.org/.
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- Coronavirus. https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019.
- “Nursing Home, Assisted Living, Senior Long Term Care, MA, NY, RI.” Wingate Healthcare,
https://wingatehealthcare.com/.
- CDC. “Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 11 Feb. 2020,
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/index.html.
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—DR. Michael J. Ryan, World Health Organization Informal Advisory Group

03. Leadership 04. Conclusion

The healthcare system’s methods to combat the pandemic

● Coming into contact with an infected person

● Dry cough ● Nasal congestion ● Lost sense of taste

DISTANCE Going out in public

It is suggested that you have a designated person

- 70% patients tested positive

- Not including staff who may be

- Updated visiting guidelines

- No social visits are allowed

- The elderly community being at a

- Need for workers

Who has stepped up?

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