COVID-19 recovery program addresses long-term symptoms

Saint Peter’s Healthcare System in New Brunswick, N.J., created a specialized COVID-19 Recovery Program to treat patients who continue to experience long-term symptoms post recovery. The program leverages Saint Peter’s clinical expertise while working closely with community primary care physicians and specialists to develop individualized treatment plans for managing patients’ persistent symptoms. The hospital also will collect data to gain a better understanding of the long-term effects of COVID-19. According to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one-third of COVID-19 patients who are not hospitalized struggle with long-term illness. (AHA News article, 8/19/20)