Upstate HomeCare to aid in COVID-19 fight
By HME News Staff
Updated 8:49 AM CST, Tue December 29, 2020
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Upstate HomeCare is partnering with Nascentia Health, a local health care services provider, to participate in the Special Projects for Equitable and Efficient Distribution (SPEED) pilot to fight COVID-19 in local, non-hospital facilities. The pilot will assist in allocating monoclonal antibodies to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions and prevent progression of the disease. “Upstate is proud to stand on the front lines to take part in helping those in our community most in need by participating in this new pilot; decreasing avoidable hospital admissions is priority one,” said Upstate CEO Greg LoPresti. The antibodies mimic the immune system’s ability to fight off harmful antigens such as the virus. The SPEED pilot is a new federal allocation program in conjunction with the Department of Health and Human Services, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Responses and the National Home Infusion Association.
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