Ballad Health, an integrated healthcare system, has opened the new Center for Post-Covid-19 Care, for patients suffering with post-Covid-19 symptoms.
The centre, which is currently in its initial phase, will operate as a virtual care model where it will assign patients with navigator to help coordinate between primary and specialty care providers across a range of services.
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The services include pulmonary rehabilitation, behavioural health, cardiovascular care and support groups.
Through the new centre, Ballad Health expects to provide a complete spectrum of services, including care navigation and case management, for post-Covid-19 patients.
The company will also partner with other institutions to better understand post-Covid-19 care and foster research and learning opportunities.
Furthermore, it plans to increase awareness to healthcare providers, patients and community members of this condition.
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By GlobalDataBallad Health Medical Associates physiatrist Paul Jett said: “Highly-regarded healthcare leaders such as Mount Sinai in New York, Penn Medicine and others are all developing multi-specialty models of care that focus on Post-Covid-19 recovery – and now, our Center for Post-Covid-19 Care is joining them to embark on this next phase in Covid-19 treatment and research and collaboration for the future.”
According to a study, over half of 60 Covid-19 survivors who had been hospitalised still have neurological symptoms including memory loss, vision problems and mood issues.
Ballad Health population health and behavioural health chief medical officer Shari Rajoo said: “Providing a service focused on Post-Covid-19 syndrome is essential to helping our communities. The Center for Post-Covid-19 Care will provide the navigation and clinical services to those who need it most, and our offering for this population will evolve as knowledge of the syndrome increases over time.”
