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COVID-19 Therapeutic Infusion Center to Be Established in Lubbock
It s said that the infusion center will begin taking patients on Thursday, January 21st.
The center has been provided with Regeneron s monoclonal antibodies and Bamlanivimab to treat outpatient cases of COVID-19 who meet certain criteria and have referral from a hospital or doctor.
This infusion center has been established through a partnership with TDEM, the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Covenant Health System and UMC Health System.
Infusion therapy is recommended for patients who are unable to be treated effectively using oral medication, providing fluid medication directly into the vein. Thank you to our partners from the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Covenant Health System, and UMC Health System for working with TDEM to launch this new infusion center, said Governor Abbott.
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1 dead after early-morning crash, new COVID treatment center opening in Lubbock, Biden begins first full-day in office
NewsStream - Daybreak Today, Jan. 21 By Michael Cantu | January 21, 2021 at 6:17 AM CST - Updated January 21 at 9:24 AM
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On Daybreak Today, Lubbock police say one person has died after an overnight crash in East Lubbock.
That happened near 50th Street and Southeast Drive.
Another person was also in the vehicle but there is no word on their condition.
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The center will be used to treat COVID-19 patients with antibodies so they can recover at home.
TDEM establishes Therapeutic Infusion Center in Lubbock
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Lubbock is next to receive a COVID-19 therapeutic infusion center established by the Texas Division of Emergency Management.
Governor Greg Abbott’s office announced this week that the center will provide Regeneron’s monoclonal antibodies and Bamlanivimab to treat outpatient cases of COVID-19 that meet certain criterial and have a referral from a doctor or hospital.
“The new infusion center in Lubbock will increase access to COVID-19 therapeutic treatments in the community and help us reduce hospitalizations and save lives,” Abbott said in a news release.
Lubbock becomes the sixth major city in which an infusion center has been established. Previous infusion centers are now in El Paso, Laredo, Harlingen, Austin, Fort Worth, Irving and others.
There is new medical help for COVID-19 patients in the Valley. State and local officials have teamed up to establish a Therapeutic Infusion Center in Harlingen – specifically at the Casa de Amistad conference hall.
The Infusion Center will be used to treat COVID-19 patients who meet the right criteria with bamlanivimab. The drug has been shown to keep COVID patients with mild or moderate symptoms out of the hospital.
During the summer, Casa de Amistad was turned into an alternate care facility to ease the burden on hospitals in Cameron County that were overwhelmed as the coronavirus was ravaging the region. It is now operating as an Infusion Center through the efforts of the Texas Division of Emergency Management, the Cameron County Public Health Department, and the city of Harlingen.