People seeking COVID-19 testing and treatments should visit physician offices, urgent care centers or community testing sites, according to Andrew Artenstein, MD, Baystate’s chief physician executive and chief academic officer.
The recommendation comes amid a rise in COVID-19 admissions at the system. As of May 27, Baystate Health was treating 94 COVID-19 patients at its four hospitals, up from 27 patients two months ago.
Dr. Artenstein told MassLive many patients are coming to the emergency room for Paxlovid amid this uptick, even though physician offices can prescribe it. The health system is also grappling with staffing shortages, in part due to employees being out sick with COVID-19.
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