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OhioHealth OâBleness Hospital on Monday announced the opening of a specialty infusion center for some COVID-19 patients to receive a monoclonal antibody treatment, which may help high-risk individuals recover from the virus if administered early enough in the course of their illness.
According to a news release from the hospital, patients must meet a very specific criteria to receive the treatment, which President Donald Trump received when he was hospitalized and claimed after the fact that it had âcuredâ him.
Although itâs not clear exactly what criteria OâBleness patients must meet to get monoclonal antibodies, once cleared for treatment a patientâs provider connects them with the team that preforms the infusions either at the newly opened infusion center or in their home, according to the news release.
O’Bleness Hospital opens specialty infusion center for COVID-19 patients
ATHENS OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital has opened a Specialty Infusion Center for patients with COVID-19.
It will be used solely for infusion of FDA emergency use authorized monoclonal antibody treatments, targeting patients with mild to moderate forms of COVID-19 in high-risk patients.
OhioHealth started offering this service through OhioHealth At Home’s Advanced Home Services in Athens County, and has since opened the infusion center according to Lucy Bucher, senior director of medical affairs for O’Bleness Hospital.
Patients must meet very specific criteria for the treatment, then a provider connects them with teams who perform the infusions either at the infusion center or in the patient’s home.
Dec 11, 2020
Mansfield (December 10, 2020)– OhioHealth is excited to begin OhioHealth Specialty Infusion Services, including home services and locations at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital and OhioHealth Marion Hospital.
The outpatient specialty infusions will be used solely for COVID-19 infusion of FDA emergency use authorized monoclonal antibodies treatments, targeting patients with mild to moderate forms of COVID-19 in high-risk patients. These patients meet very specific criteria for the treatment, then a provider connects them with teams to perform the infusions either at the infusion location, or in the patient’s home.
OhioHealth started offering this service through OhioHealth At Home s Advanced Home Services in counties such as Richland, Ashland, Crawford, Morrow and Knox counties.