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- The rise of long-COVID, or Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC), has led to medical research and the establishment of specialized clinics to treat these persistent symptoms.
- Unlike large academic centers, a rural hospital system has successfully launched a multidisciplinary post-COVID clinic led by a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) physician, utilizing local resources.
- The clinic incorporates various rehabilitation specialists, including physical, speech, respiratory therapy, and psychology, demonstrating that such accessible care models can be replicated in small communities across the U.S.
Article Abstract
The emergence of Post-Acute Sequelae of Sars Cov-2 (PASC), also known as long-COVID, has prompted response from the medical community with research in how to treat patient's symptoms, and in some places, development of post-COVID clinics. Publications about PASC clinics thus far have been in large academic research centers, which have access to many specialists, yet only treat a small amount of the US population. Our hospital system was able to develop a multidisciplinary post-COVID clinic in a small rural community using a PM&R (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) physician lead, and the ancillary services we had available in our town of 13,508 people. Funding for this was internal with no grant sources. As part of the patient rehabilitation team, the roles of PM&R providers, physical therapy, speech therapy, respiratory therapy, and psychology are portrayed. This developed clinical model is accessible to small communities across the United States.
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