Children's Minnesota COVID-19 update
PR Newswire
MINNEAPOLIS, April 7, 2020
MINNEAPOLIS, April 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- As the COVID-19 situation changes rapidly, Children's Minnesota continues to evaluate operations and services to best serve the community and keep patients, families and staff safe and healthy.
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Children's Minnesota operations updates
Children's Minnesota sees young adult patients
Elective surgeries are postponed until at least the end of April
At-home visitor screenings are implemented
Curbside vaccinations offered at select primary care clinics:
Children's Minnesota employees make protective equipment
A group of Children's Minnesota employees showed remarkable initiative and quick, creative problem-solving to address the challenge of securing proper personal protective equipment (PPE) for their colleagues. On the first day of production, the team made 295 reusable face shields that are immediately ready for use. They hope to produce 1,000 face shields each week.
More information: Children's Minnesota employees succeed at making face shields for safety
About Children's Minnesota
Children's Minnesota is the seventh largest pediatric health system in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children's Minnesota serves kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, 12 primary and specialty care clinics and six rehabilitation sites. Children's Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children's hospital.
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