Just as many schools around the nation began shuttering for the year last month due to the pandemic, top officials at Children’s National Hospital were quickly mounting their own response to address COVID-19 concerns among kids.
“We heard from our pediatricians in late February, early March that they were very worried about what they were seeing in the community,” said Children’s National Chief Operating Officer Kathleen Gorman during a virtual roundtable with FierceHealthcare this week.
Image: Here’s a look at the advice Children’s National had to offer other hospitals about lessons learned from standing up a drive-thru specimen collection site within one week. (Children’s National Health System)
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