‘Please help us’—Many primary care practices paint a dire picture with lack of PPE, tests

Fierce Health Technology March 20, 2020
Joanne Finnegan

Close to half of primary care practices lack testing capacity for COVID-19 and just over half lack adequate personal protective equipment, such as masks, according to a survey.

Little or no protective equipment. No testing abilities. Fears of losing their practices. Staffing outages. Phone lines flooded with patients concerned about coronavirus.

Primary care practices are being hard hit by the coronavirus outbreak and many physicians describe desperate conditions, according to a new survey (PDF) of more than 500 primary care clinicians across 48 states.

Close to half of primary care practices (46%) lack testing capacity for COVID-19 and just over half (51%) lack adequate personal protective equipment (PPE), according to the survey from the Larry A. Green Center in partnership...

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