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Covid-19 Needs Assessment And Support For Primary Care Practices In Western North Carolina, Sheri Denslow, Jill Fromewick, Kacey Scott, Jesse Bossingham, Brian Cass, Bryan Hodge, Erica L. Richman, Tammy Garrity, Kathleen Mottus, Jacqueline R. Halladay
Covid-19 Needs Assessment And Support For Primary Care Practices In Western North Carolina, Sheri Denslow, Jill Fromewick, Kacey Scott, Jesse Bossingham, Brian Cass, Bryan Hodge, Erica L. Richman, Tammy Garrity, Kathleen Mottus, Jacqueline R. Halladay
HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine
Background: It is critical to ensure that Primary Care Providers (PCPs) have adequate personal protective equipment (PPE), supplies, training, staffing, and contingency planning during pandemics, particularly in rural areas. In March 2020, during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC), in collaboration with the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at UNC Chapel Hill, rapidly created and conducted a needs assessment of PCPs in western North Carolina (WNC).
Methods: A group of twenty volunteers conducted a telephone survey of PCPs in a 16 county region of WNC. Practices were asked about their …