GIVING US ANOTHER UPDATE ON THE.COVID-19 OUTBREAK..LET'S LISTEN IN TO WHAT THEY ARE.SAYING..THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY, OUR.SIGHT WILL BE OPEN AT 9:00 A.M..ON SATURDAY..IT WILL BE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.AND REQUIRE YOU TO CALL OUR CALL.CENTER WHICH IS OPENING SUNDAY.AT NOON..WE ANTICIPATE WE'LL BE ABLE TO.TREAT UP TO 250 PATIENTS PER DAY.AT THIS SITE TO SEE THEM TO.VISUALIZE THEIR SYMPTOMS AND TO.OFFER THEM THE TEST..IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT ALL.PATIENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN.THIS TESTING CALL OUR CALL.CENTER SO THEY MAY BE SCREENED.AND SO THAT WE MAY ENSURE THAT.WE USE ALL THE LIMITED RESOURCES.WE HAVE FOR THE OPTIMAL USE IN.THE COMMUNITY..THANK YOU..>> I'M GOING TO OPEN THIS UP TO.QUESTIONS ON THE CALL LINE..DOES ANYBODY HAVE A QUESTION FOR.JORDAN AT THE MOMENT.>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?.>> YES..CAN YOU START..>> THIS IS CHANNEL 13, JEFF.ELIASOPH, HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING?.>> GREAT..>> IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT WE.HAVE ESSENTIALLY THOUSANDS O.PEOPLE WHO HAVE BACKED UP DOZENS.OF MILES FOR TESTS, IS THIS 250.PER DAY ANYWHERE NEAR ADEQUATE?.>> THAT AMOUNT IS NOT ADEQUATE.FOR THE NEED IN THE COMMUNITY.AND THIS IS OUR FIRST SITE THAT.WE'LL BE OPENING..WE'RE WORKING TO ALIGN ACCESS TO.TESTING WITH THE LAB.CAPABILITIES THAT ARE EXPANDING.ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY..AND THE TESTING SUPPLIES THAT.ARE IN LIMITED SUPPLY ACROSS OUR.NATION..WE DO HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT OVER.THE UPCOMING WEEKS SUPPLIES AND.TESTING CAPABILITIES WILL BE.EXPANDED, AND WE'LL WORK HARD TO.BRING ON NEW SITES AS THOSE.THINGS HAPPEN..>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE.CALL LINE?.>> THIS IS MEG WITH WBHM..CAN YOU HEAR ME?.>> YES..>> I WANT TO CLARIFY BECAUSE YOU.GUYS PREVIOUSLY SAID THAT YOU.WOULD ONLY BE ABLE TO TEST.INPATIENTS STARTING TODAY.IDEALLY SO THIS ISN'T A CHANGE.FROM THAT?.>> SO TODAY WE LAUNCHED OUR.TESTING FOR OUR INPATIENTS, OUR.EMPLOYEES AT UAB, AND OUR ED.PATIENTS..OUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.PATIENTS..ON MONDAY WE'LL EXPAND THAT TO.OUR OFFSITE TESTING THAT'S IN.PARTNERSHIP WITH JEFFERSON.COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AND.WE PLAN TO EXPAND THAT MODEL TO.OTHER SITES WITH OTHER COMMUNITY.PARTNERS IN THE UPCOMING WEEKS..>> OKAY..>> THANKS, MARY SCOTT.>> IS THERE ANOTHER QUESTION ON.THE CALL LINE?.>> JUST A FOLLOW UP, I GUESS..I'M JUST SEEING REPORTS FROM ALL.OVER THE COUNTRY INCLUDING MY.HOME STATE OF NEW YORK, WHERE.SUPPLIES ARE JUST SO WORRISOME.OF ALL OF THESE PRODUCTS..ARE YOU SATISFIED THAT WE'RE.DOING ENOUGH AS INDIVIDUALS, AS.HOSPITALS, TO INCREASE THE.NUMBER OF MASKS, EVEN ONE.HOSPITAL ASKING PEOPLE TO SEW.THINGS AT HOME TO PROTECT ALL OF.THEIR PATIENTS AND WORKERS..CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT?.>> MY COLLEAGUE WILL BE UP IN A.MINUTE TO TALK ABOUT, IN.GENERAL, THE SUPPLY NEED SO I'LL.LET HER ANSWER THAT FROM THE.PERSPECTIVE OF THE LAB TESTING.SUPPLIES..THAT'S ONE REASON WHY IT'S SO.IMPORTANT FOR US TO WORK.TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY, A.HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY, AND I'M.CERTAIN THAT WE'RE DOING.EVERYTHING WE CAN TO FIND.SUPPLIES THAT ARE NEEDED..AT UAB WE'RE LEVERAGING EVEN OUR.OWN INTERNAL EXPERTISE TO MAKE.SOME OF THE MEDIUM, FOR EXAMPLE,.FOR THE SPECIMEN SO WE DON'T.HAVE TO RELY ON THE LIMITED.SUPPLY IN THE INDUSTRY BUT MY.COLLEAGUE LAURA WILL ADDRESS.SUPPLIES IN MORE DETAIL..>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM.JORDAN BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO DR..WILSON?.>> THIS IS --.[INAUDIBLE].I'M WONDERING HOW THE HOSPITALS.ARE DOING ON PATIENT FLOW..ARE YOU SEEING MORE PATIENTS.RECENTLY THAN -- ARE YOU FEELING.ANY STRAIN FROM THE PANDEMIC?.>> WE'RE NOT CURRENTLY SEEING.ANY CAPACITY ISSUES AT UAB.HOSPITAL..SOME OF THAT IS BECAUSE OF OUR.PROACTIVE STANCE ALONG WITH THE.STATE AND OUR COMMUNITY TO MAKE.SURE THAT WE LOOK AT ALL.SERVICES AND CURTAIL THOSE THAT.ARE NONURGENT SO THAT WE CAN.PREPARE FOR ANY SURGE IN.CAPACITY AS THE UPCOMING WEEKS.ARE UNKNOWN..>> GREAT..ANY FINAL QUESTIONS FOR JORDAN?.>> OKAY..IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO DR..WILSON..>> THANK YOU..>> JUST A REMINDER THAT THE.NUMBER TO CALL IF YOU WOULD LIKE.TO SET UP A TIME TO BE SCREENED.BY PHONE IS 205-975-1881..DR. WILSON, WHO IS THE JEFFERSON.COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER, HE'LL BE.UP NOW TO SPEAK FURTHER ABOUT.THIS NEW TESTING SITE..>> GOOD AFTERNOON..I'M REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE THIS.NEW TEST SITE COME ONLINE..WE'VE BEEN WORKING FOR QUITE A.LONG TIME ON THIS..WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE TEAM.THAT'S COME TOGETHER WITH A LOT.OF RESOURCES FROM UAB TO HELP.WITH THAT EFFORT..SO WE KNOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE.IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN.ASKING ABOUT THIS..WE DO HEAR YOU, SO I'M JUST.REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE.PARTNERSHIP, THE LEADERSHIP OF.THE HEALTHCARE LEADERS IN THE.COMMUNITY, AND ALL OF US JUST.WORKING TO THE TO MAKE SURE THIS.HAPPENS AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD.TO GETTING OTHER TEST SITES OPEN.AS WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT..IT TOOK A LOT OF WORK TO GET TO.THIS POINT..A LOT OF PLANNING, A LOT OF.TEAMWORK SO I'M REALLY EXCITED.TO SEE THIS HAPPEN NOW..>> DOES NIP ON THE LINE HAVE A.QUESTION FOR DR. WILSON WITH.REGARD TO THE NEW DRIVE THROUGH.TESTING SITE FOR UAB?.>> YES, JEFF ELIASOPH ONCE.AGAIN..WOULD YOU ONCE AGAIN OUTLINE THE.SPECIFICS OF WHERE AND WHEN AND.HOW THIS IS GOING TO START UP.AND HOW YOU ARE LIMITED, I.GUESS, TO 250 PEOPLE PER DAY..WHEN DOES IT START AND WHERE.WILL IT BE?.>> OUR SITE WILL BE LOCATED ON A.FORMER RESEARCH INSTITUTE SITE.AT UNIVERSITY AND 22nd STREET.SOUTH BETWEEN NINTH AVENUE AND.UNIVERSITY..AGAIN, HOURS OF OPERATION WILL.BE 9:00 A.M. TO 1:30 P.M. SEVEN.DAYS PER WEEK..IT IS APPOINTMENT ONLY, SO WE'LL.HAVE A CALL LINE STAFFED BY.MEDICAL PROVIDERS FROM 7:00 A.M..TO 11:00 P.M. SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.THAT WILL WALK THROUGH A.SCREENING PROCESS FOR THE.TESTING..SO ALL PATIENTS OR ALL CITIZENS.THAT SHOW UP AT OUR TESTING SITE.WILL HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AND.WILL ONLY BE SEEN BY.APPOINTMENT..9:00 A.M. TO 1:30 P.M. SEVEN.DAYS A WEEK..>> GREAT..DOES ANYBODY --.>> AND THAT BEGINS WHEN?.>> THAT OPENS ON MONDAY MORNING,.SO THE ACTUAL APPOINTMENTS WILL.BE AVAILABLE, FIRST ONE AT 9:00.A.M. ON MONDAY MORNING, MARCH.23..OUR CALL CENTER WILL OPEN AT.NOON ON MARCH 22nd..>> SUNDAY, MARCH 22..ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON.THE CALL LINE FOR DR. WILSON.FROM THE COUNTY HEALTH.DEPARTMENT?.ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR DR..WILSON?.OKAY..THANK YOU, DR. WILSON..>> THANK YOU..>> AND NOW LASTLY WE'RE GOING TO.HAVE LAURA WHO CAN TALK ABOUT.SUPPLY CHAIN AND SERVICES HERE.AT UAB MEDICINE..>> THANK YOU, IS A VAN..THAT GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY..I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE.BIT, THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN A.QUESTION AROUND SUPPLIES..I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU WHAT.UAB MEDICINE AND SUPPLY CHAIN IS.DOING AND HOW WE HAVE APPROACHED.THE CURRENT SCENARIO..I DO WANT EVERYBODY TO REALIZE.THAT WE REALLY HAVE BEEN SEEING.AN INTERRUPTION IN THE SUPPLY.CHAIN FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND IT.REALLY ESCALATED IN JANUARY, AND.TO THAT END, WE ACTUALLY BEGAN.OUR PROGRAM, AND WE APPROACHED.IT FROM SORT OF A THREE PRONG.STEP, AND THAT'S CONSERVATION OF.MATERIAL, THAT IS SEQUESTRATION.AS MUCH WE CAN OF MATERIAL AND.WE'VE BEGUN AND FOR SOME TIME.HAVE BEEN IN THE THROES OF.ALTERNATE SOURCING AND.PROCUREMENT..THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS AROUND.THESE ALTERNATE APPROACHS..I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THE.COMMUNITY HAS BEEN UNBELIEVABLE.IN THEIR RESPONSE, AND WE'VE.ACTUALLY HAD TO SET UP SOME.SEPARATE LINES AND COMMUNICATION.SO THAT WE CAN TAKE IN ALL OF.THE SUGGESTIONS AND ALL OF THE.DONATIONS THAT WE'RE RECEIVING.SO DO I WANT TO MAKE IT VERY.CLEAR, WE THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL.OF THAT I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH.TODAY ALSO TO GET ON THE PHONE.WITH SOME OF OUR GLOBAL.MANUFACTURERS, AND SO IF THERE.ARE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT WE.SEE GLOBALLY AND WHAT WE SEE -.COMING IN THE FUTURE I'M ALSO.HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS..>> GREAT..SO WE'RE GOING TO OPEN IT UP..ANY CALL QUESTIONS?.>> YES..THIS IS -- HELLO --.>> YES, SORRY..>> THIS IS HENRY FROM -- NEWS..DOCTOR, IN DR. HARRIS'S REMARKS,.HE'S A STATE HEALTH OFFICER,.PROBABLY EVERYONE LISTENING.ALREADY KNOWS, HE'S IDENTIFIED.TWO THINGS AS THE MAIN SORT OF.CHOKE POINT IN OPENING UP TEST.SITES..THAT BEING PROTECTIVE GEAR FOR.THE PEOPLE AT THE SCREENING.SITES CONDUCTING THE TAKING OF.SAMPLES, AND ALSO, THE ACTUAL.SWAB..CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THOSE TWO.THINGS, ABOUT WHICH ONE IS HAS.BEEN A BIGGER CHALLENGE FOR UAB?.>> I DON'T KNOW THAT I CAN TELL.YOU THAT EITHER ONE OF THEM HAS.BEEN A BIGGER CHALLENGE..THEY ARE BOTH A CHALLENGE, AND.THEY ARE BOTH NATIONALLY A.CHALLENGE..SO I'LL GO BACK TO WHAT I WAS.DESCRIBING EARLIER, AND KEY TO.THIS IS CONSERVATION, AND WE.WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR.CLINICAL TEAMS TO MAKE SURE THAT.WE'RE ALLOTTING THE APPROPRIATE.PROTECTIVE GEAR TO THOSE FOLKS.THAT NEED IT THE MOST ON OUR.FRONT LINES..THAT'S A DAILY PROCESS THAT WE.ENGAGE IN..AT LEAST TWO TIMES A DAY TO.ASSURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THAT.EQUIPMENT JUDICIALLY BUT TO THE.APPROPRIATE FRONT LINE.INDIVIDUALS..ALSO, OUR SOURCING TEAM HAS BEEN.VERY FORTUNATE AT BEING ON THE.FRONT LINES AROUND THE SWABS..I'LL TELL YOU THAT'S A LIMIT.NATIONALLY..WE HAVE VERY STRONG.RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR.MANUFACTURING PARTNERS AND.CONTINUE TO HAVE CONVERSATION.ABOUT BEING ON THE FRONT LINES.IN OUR ABILITY TO PROCURE THAT.MATERIAL AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.AND MOBILIZE THE TEAM TO DO.THAT..>> GREAT..ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR LAURA?.>> YES..LAURA, JUST A FOLLOW UP, JEFF.WITH CHANNEL 13..CAN YOU EXPLAIN WITHOUT HAVING.TO CATALOG EVERY ONE OF THESE.CALLS THAT'S COME IN WHAT IS.REALLY USEFUL NOW?.SHOULD PEOPLE, AS I SAW IN.WASHINGTON STATE, GET OUT SEWING.MACHINES AND MAKE MASKS FROM A.TEMPLATE AND HAVE FOLKS.STERILIZE THEM?.I MEAN, I DON'T THINK THERE IS.ANY QUESTION AT THIS POINT IS.DUMB..WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP YOU HELP.US?.>> IF EVERYONE CAN MUTE BEFORE.LAURA STARTS JUST SO WE DON'T.GET ANY BACK -- THANKS..>> YOU KNOW, THAT'S A GREAT.QUESTION, I APPRECIATE THE.QUESTION, AND I'M GOING TO TELL.YOU, THAT WE SEE NO IDEA AS.SILLY..WE'VE ACTUALLY, BEING ON A.UNIVERSITY SITE, WE'VE RECEIVED.PHENOMENAL IDEAS..WE'RE ACTUALLY CATEGORIZING.THAT..WHAT YOU MENTION ABOUT.REUSEABLES, THAT IS AN OPTION..BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THAT OPTION.IS ALSO LIMITED IN SUPPLY, SO WE.BEGAN VERY EARLY TRYING TO.PROCURE REUSEABLES, HAVE BEEN.SUCCESSFUL, IN SOME REGARD TO.THAT END..WE'VE PARTNERED WITH A GROUP OF.INDIVIDUALS WHO ACTUALLY DO HAVE.THE ABILITY TO SEW THAT MATERIAL.IF WE NEED TO GO TO THAT LEVEL..WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE TIERED.OUR PROCESS AND WE HAVE CERTAIN.TRIGGER POINTS WHERE WE WILL.THEN KNOW WHAT OUR NEXT LEVEL OF.OPTIONS ARE, IN WORKING WITH OUR.INFECTION PREVENTIONIST AS WELL.AS OUR CLINICIANS ON WHAT THOSE.OPTIONS MAY BE..I WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW.THAT GLOBALLY, PRODUCTION HAS.STARTED IN CHINA..THEY HAVE ONLY ABOUT 50% OF.THEIR WORK FORCE THAT'S.RETURNED..THEY ARE ABOUT SIX TO EIGHT.WEEKS BEHIND IN PRODUCTION OF.MASKS AND ISOLATION GOWNS, BUT.WE ARE GOING TO START SEEING.SOME RELIEF BUT I'LL TELL YOU,.WE PROBABLY WON'T SEE THE RELIEF.WE COMPLETELY NEED UNTIL.PROBABLY SUMMER, MAYBE LATE.SUMMER..SO WE DO HAVE TO CONTINUE TO.THINK THROUGH THOSE IDEAS AND.HOW WE CAN BEST PROTECT OUR.HEALTHCARE WORKERS..>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR LAURA.ON THE LINE?.>> THIS IS CHIP AGAIN FROM THE.ALABAMA -- REPORTER..YESTERDAY DURING THE PRESS.CONFERENCE WITH THE DEPARTMENT.OF PUBLIC HEALTH DR. WILLIAMSON.WAS TALKING ABOUT VENTILATORS.AND PLANNING AHEAD FOR THAT AND.SAYING HE WAS CONCERNED THAT.BIRMINGHAM IN PARTICULAR HAS NOT.AS MUCH -- BECAUSE THERE ARE SO.MANY, YOU KNOW, BEDS ALREADY IN.USE IN THE AREA..WHAT ARE YOU -- WHAT IS THE.HOSPITAL DOING TO PLAN AHEAD FOR.THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, WHEN.PEOPLE SAY THE NUMBER OF.PATIENTS COULD REALLY SKY.ROCKET..>> YES, I'M GOING TO RESPOND TO.YOU FROM THE SUPPLY CHAIN.PERSPECTIVE..THERE ARE MANY CLINICAL.DISCUSSIONS THAT ARE OCCURRING.AROUND THE VENTILATORS, AND THAT.TYPE OF LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT..I'LL TELL YOU FROM THE SUPPLY.CHAIN, AGAIN, WE BEGAN VERY.EARLY TO LOOK AT OUR OPTIONS FOR.PROCURING AND RENTING ADDITIONAL.VENTS..ONCE AGAIN NATIONALLY, AND I.THINK YOU HEAR IT ON THE.NATIONAL NEWS AS WELL, FOR ALL.OF US, IN EVERY HOSPITAL, WE'RE.NOT UNIQUE AT UAB..THERE IS A LIMITATION OF THE.VENTILATORS..SO WE'RE DOING OUR BEST, AGAIN,.TO LOOK AT OUR CONSERVATION, TO.LOOK AT OUR OPTIONS, AND ALSO,.TO SEE WHERE WE HAVE ALTERNATE.CHANNELS TO EITHER PROCURE OR TO.BRING IN THAT EQUIPMENT..>> A OTHER QUESTIONS FOR.LAURA?.>> THIS IS JENNIFER..YESTERDAY, DR. WILLIAMSON.EXPLAINED DURING THE H1N1, THE.STATE WAS FORCED TO MOVE.VENTILATORS AROUND TO REACH THE.DEMAND..DID YOU RUN OUT OF VENTILATORS.DURING THE H1N1 SITUATION?.>> I WAS NOT AT UAB AT THAT.TIME..I CANNOT ANSWER THAT QUESTION..I DON'T KNOW WHETHER JORDAN IS.AWARE OF THAT SO I'M NOT ABLE TO.ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR YOU..>> THANK YOU..>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR.LAURA?.>> OKAY..IF NOT, THANK YOU, LAURA..>> JUST A REMINDER ON THE.APPOINTMENT ONLY DOWNTOWN.TESTING SITE, AT NOON THIS.SUNDAY, MARCH 22, THOSE WHO ARE.SYMPTOMATIC AND THINK THEY HAVE.COVID-19 COUGH, FEVER, SHORTNESS.OF BREATH, CALL 205-975-1181 FOR.A PROVIDER SCREENING AND AT THAT.POINT AFTER YOU'RE SCREENED THEY.WILL MAKE YOU AN APPOINTMENT IF.MEDICALLY NECESSARY..WE'LL BE SHARING A NEWS RELEASE.ABOUT THIS IN THE NEXT FEW.MINUTES SO IF YOU DO NOT GET IT.IN THE NEXT 30 MINUTES PLEAS.
