MSDC Sends DC Government Guidance on Vital COVID-19 Issues to Address March 19, 2020

On Wednesday, March 18, MSDC President J. Desiree Pineda, MD, FACP, sent a letter to DC Health Director LaQuandra Nesbitt, MD, MPH. The letter contained a summary of the vigorous outreach MSDC has done to gather feedback and gaps in knowledge physicians are experiencing. The letter also included a guidance document suggesting solutions to the problems and offering MSDC resources in specific areas.

MSDC held two virtual townhalls, created a dedicated COVID-19 site, and held numerous one-on-one conversations with physicians in the past week to identify where the physician community could most use resources and information. 

You can read the letter here and guidance document here.

• Providing guidance for physician offices to treat patients without unnecessarily exposing other patients and staff to COVID-19
• Expanding telemedicine regulations to keep patients out of health care facilities
• Coordinating independent testing facilities so physician offices and hospitals struggling to procure PPE do not need to test patients

In the coming days MSDC will be sharing new resources and partnerships designed to help physicians during the COVID-19 emergency. Please contact MSDC staff with questions, concerns, or suggestions through our COVID-19 page or email.