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April 19, 2020 THE WEEKLY DOSE The latest news and updates for Physicians in Bexar County
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In This Week’s Issue |
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· Governor Establishes Strike Force to Open Texas · Medical Station Volunteer Signup · Metro Health Weekly COVID-19 Medical Provider Update |
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MEMBER PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
LifeBridge Free Physician Counseling |
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TMA Practice Viability Toolkit As the COVID-19 curve rises, your practice revenue and cash flow may already be trending downward. To help you take decisive actions to shore up practice operations for the weeks (or months) to come, TMA’s practice viability experts have organized the steps you can take to have a meaningful impact. This Practice Viability Toolkit collates much of the information, resources, and links physicians need to make informed decisions about their practice’s viability during this pandemic. Access the Toolkit here
Governor Establishes Strike Force to Open Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued three new Executive Orders to begin the process of reopening the state of Texas while revising hospital capacity and certain social distancing guidelines. Within the orders, select activities and services that pose minimal to no threat of spreading COVID-19 are allowed to reopen using a "Retail-To-Go" model, certain restrictions on surgeries have been loosened, and schools will remain closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 academic year. More info here
Metro Health Medical Station Signup Healthcare volunteers are being sought by San Antonio Metro Health to staff the medical station at the Holiday Inn Market Square that is sheltering the homeless population overflow from Haven for Hope. This complement would be 7 days a week from 10:00a-2:00p (1-2 Provider(s) and 1-2 RN, LVN, CNA or MA) beginning on Monday, April 13, 2020 and PPE will be provided by the City of San Antonio. If you would like to sign-up, you can register here
Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) Supplies Requests Physician practices in need of large quantities of critical supplies of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) submit requests through the Regional Medical Operations Center (RMOC) from the Strategic National Stockpile click here for the form. Submit requests to RMOC213Request@STRAC.org.
Practices needing small quantities of PPE, please click here to indicate your PPE needs, requests are filled as donated supplies are available. |
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Upcoming Events |
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April 20 TMA has scheduled a critical conference call with Texas physicians next week to give you more tools, information, and resources for your clinical care and practice financial needs. Answer your phone at 7 pm CT, Monday, April 20, to take part in TMA's second tele-town hall meeting on COVID-19.
Metro Health Weekly COVID-19 Medical Provider Update April 22 |
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Donations from Circle of Friends sponsors help keep down the cost of dues and allow BCMS to continue to provide quality service to its members. The Society continues its pledge to you that it will only involve itself in services and programs that benefit you, the member, and your patients. |
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Bexar County Medical Society 4334 N Loop 1604 W, Ste 200 San Antonio, TX 78249 210-301-4391
About The Weekly Dose The Weekly Dose is a service of the Bexar County Medical Society. Some of the suggestions conveyed may not be applicable to your practice today, but the goal is to offer information over time that returns value in excess of the cost of your membership. If you would like to recommend future topics to share with your colleagues, please submit them to the BCMS Executive Director at steve.fitzer@bcms.org. All rights reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited. Copyright © 2020 Bexar County Medical Society, San Antonio, Texas. All rights reserved. |
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