Summit Medicine and Pediatrics is tracking the spread of COVID-19 in Arizona. The rate of rise of confirmed cases in Arizona is stable at EXTREMELY HIGH and risk for community spread in Arizona is upgraded to EXTREMELY HIGH (WIDESPREAD). On 11 March 2020, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) declared a State of Emergency: Office of the [...]
The mortality rate of COVID-19 averages internationally at approximately 4.5%, with some nations and US States experiencing as high as 10.6% and others as low as 0.8%; in the United States, we are currently at a 1.5% mortality rate. This data, however, is influenced substantially by the timing of identification and spread within communities, with [...]
On March 27, 2020, Dr. Mike is invited once again by Jonathan T. Gilliam to join him on his podcast, The EXPERTS. We discuss the spread of COVID-19, the controversy of a shortage in ventilators to treat critically-ill patients, and the politics of folding the healthcare industry into the morass of politic rancor. LISTEN HERE: [...]
Summit Medicine and Pediatrics' Tip to Manage the COVID-19 Pandemic TODAY'S TIP: Keep 'Outside Clothes' apart from 'Inside Clothes' Although COVID-19 certainly can be transmitted by aerosolized respiratory particles, the virus is most easily and likely transmitted by contact. This means that the virus is picked up by the hand from a surface (e.g. furniture, [...]
Summit Medicine and Pediatrics' Tip to Manage the COVID-19 Pandemic TODAY'S TIP: Sanitize Your Grocery Containers and Your Mail Containers The most recent research on the COVID-19 virus indicates that this novel Coronavirus has the ability to remain viable on surfaces for up to 17 days. Therefore, a factory-worker, transporter, mail carrier, or stock person, [...]
In the interest of exercising an abundance of caution, our monthly Open House Event, "The Key to Re-Inventing Modern Healthcare", scheduled originally for Saturday, 04 April 2020, has been postponed until Saturday, July 25, 2020. Similarly, planned Open Houses for the end of April, May and June 2020 have been cancelled. The Key to Re-Inventing [...]
On 17 March 2020, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has broadened access to Medicare telehealth services so that beneficiaries can receive a wider range of services from their doctors without having to travel to a healthcare facility. The policy changes in their 1135 Waiver in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic build [...]
Summit Medicine and Pediatrics COVID-19 Recommendations Summit Medicine and Pediatrics is informed and prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic. We are in contact with the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Arizona Department of Health (AZDH) and have developed an action plan to manage the unique requirements of this disease. From time to time, based [...]
Summit Medicine and Pediatrics is tracking the spread of COVID-19 in Arizona. The rate of rise of confirmed cases is EXTREMELY HIGH and risk for community spread in Arizona is MODERATE. On 11 March 2020, Arizona Gov. Dou Ducey (R) declared a State of Emergency: Office of the Governor: Doug Ducey “There is no greater priority [...]
Dr. Mike creates his own reusable isolation gown from plastic trash bags as his supply of Personal Protection Equipment dwindles while continuing to care for patients in his office. OPINION: Dr. Mike Speaks Out on the National Shortage of PPE The national shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in our nation is putting our healthcare [...]
