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PE Partner Leads COVID-19 Testing Initiative
February 10, 2021 GMT
(PRNewsfoto/Physicians Endoscopy)
JAMISON, Pa., Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Physicians Endoscopy partner, Barry Kaufman, MD, of Atlantic Gastroenterology Associates, has led a COVID-19 testing program that has grown over the course of the pandemic to allow his ambulatory surgery center, ACCESS Surgery Center, to maintain high procedure volume and patient safety throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Atlantic Gastroenterology Associates had an existing strategic partnership with Genesis Laboratory Management LLC for pathology, advanced fecal pathogens, and chemistry studies. After learning Genesis also invested in COVID-19 RNA swab testing, Dr. Kaufman quickly leveraged their relationship to set up on-site testing so ACCESS could resume elective procedures. Dr. Kaufman, medical director at ACCESS, found himself in the parking lot swabbing patients and staff himself to maintain the highest level of patient and staff safety.