Coordinated outreach for veterans in long-term care facilities by an integrated Veterans Affairs healthcare system during the COVID-19 pandemic

Alexander Winnett¹, Lauren P Jatt¹, Linda Sohn^{1

2}, Marcia Lysaght², Thomas Yoshikawa^{1

2}, Steven R Simon^{1

2}, Christopher J Graber^{1

2}, Matthew Bidwell Goetz^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
² Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California.

Comment

Alexander Winnett et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Jun.

. 2021 Jun;42(6):783-784.

doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.326. Epub 2020 Jul 3.

Alexander Winnett¹, Lauren P Jatt¹, Linda Sohn^{1

2}, Marcia Lysaght², Thomas Yoshikawa^{1

2}, Steven R Simon^{1

2}, Christopher J Graber^{1

2}, Matthew Bidwell Goetz^{1

2}

¹ David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
² Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California.

No abstract available

Comment on

Unprecedented solutions for extraordinary times: Helping long-term care settings deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gaur S, Dumyati G, Nace DA, Jump RLP. Gaur S, et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Jun;41(6):729-730. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.98. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020. PMID: 32223767 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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