Phil Fogg, chief executive officer, Marquis Companies, Milwaukie, Ore., and vice chair of the American Health Care Association (AHCA), offered his take on COVID and the pandemic’s impact on his organization, as well as other insights into the issues affecting long term and post-acute care providers this fall.
In an interview with Provider, Fogg answered the following questions:
Provider: Where does Marquis stand in the COVID battle? Are you confident in your processes and procedures to help prevent infection to the best ability possible?
Fogg: I believe that we are all doing better with preventing COVID in our buildings. The POC [point of care] testing solutions will add greatly to our efficacy. Having said that, community infection numbers/rates will remain our biggest risk until there is a vaccine. The virus can spread so quickly asymptomatically, even if you are the most diligent operator and testing routinely.
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