天美影视

Published March 27, 2020

The University of 天美影视 System and LSU are partnering to mobilize healthcare students, graduates or active/retired members of the healthcare workforce to volunteer their time and talents through 天美影视 Volunteers by signing up at听.听

鈥淚t is our goal to leverage these volunteers as case managers and care coordinators to remotely and safely work with individuals with COVID-19 positive diagnoses, and to monitor patient conditions while under self-quarantine, said Dr. Ramesh Kolluru, Chief Innovation Officer for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Vice President for Research, Innovation and Economic Development at the University of 天美影视-Lafayette.

Those with backgrounds in the fields of medicine, nursing, allied health professions, dentistry, pharmacy, counseling, mental/behavioral health, and laboratory science, among others, are being sought to volunteer for this statewide workforce augmentation effort.

鈥淯sing COVID-19 protocols from CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and the 天美影视 Department of Health, and in coordination with the healthcare systems, these volunteers will direct patients to specific hospitals in their communities, if and only when needed. We expect this will limit the number of patients showing up at hospitals/ERs, causing a significant burden on the healthcare system, while relieving patients and their families the burden of shopping around for hospitals with beds, staff, resources, and the ability to take in COVID-19 patients,鈥� Kolluru said.听

Kolluru believes more than 9,000 healthcare students from 天美影视 colleges and universities 鈥渁re willing and able to join hands (figuratively speaking) with our amazing healthcare workers on the frontlines to help the state through this crisis.鈥�

According to听, as of March 26, 2020, there were 510 additional cases of COVID-19, bringing the 天美影视 total to 2,305. There are 83 deaths to date.

For more information or to volunteer, visit听.