Please read the message below from Dr. Rob Phillips, sent to all Houston Methodist employees and physicians on July 18, 2022. We continue to see an uptick in COVID-19 patients in our hospitals as the omicron BA.5 variant takes root in our community. Today we have 312 inpatients. Interesting note: about half of these patients came to Houston Methodist for reasons … [Read more...]
Dr. Rob Phillips’ COVID-19 Update: June 15, 2022
Please read the message below from Dr. Rob Phillips about COVID-19. My “last” COVID-19 email was on March 7, but I knew it wouldn’t be the end of them forever. Our goal is to keep you all informed as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve and we include a new infectious disease worry (monkeypox) into the picture. There’s nothing to be alarmed about right now, … [Read more...]
New COVID-19 Guidelines For Houston Methodist
Please read this important email from Houston Methodist Executive Vice President Roberta Schwartz, originally sent March 31, 2022, about changes to Houston Methodist mask policies. As a result of declining community spread of COVID-19, Houston Methodist is loosening its restrictions on visitors, patient testing and masking starting April 4. This is wonderful news … [Read more...]
COVID-19 Third Dose Information
The CDC approved COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine third doses for health care workers. Data from Israel has shown that third doses not only reduce hospitalizations and death from COVID-19, but also help lessen your chances of even getting the virus. You're encouraged to get the third dose to protect your patients, your colleagues, yourself and your families. Not only will the third dose … [Read more...]
COVID-19 Serology Patient Surveillance
Houston Methodist Hospital System has implemented COVID-19 serology testing on all admitted patients. This is a Quality Improvement Project to determine the potential future clinical utility of COVID-19 Anti-Spike IgG Antibody Titers (levels) in managing COVID-19 patients and to assist understanding when booster vaccination may be warranted. The project is not research as … [Read more...]