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Steve Newton
President of Baylor University
Medical Center, gave a
compelling report of how
the 6,000 employees and
physicians at BUMC are
applying their values of
serving faithfully, acting
honestly and never settling to
guide them as they navigate
uncharted territory. He
gave reports about the
numbers of patients treated
in the pandemic and talked
about how staff is combining
their unique gifts and talents to
make a difference for patients.
Kyle Armstrong
Chief operating officer of
Baylor University Medical
Center, explained how BUMC
prepared for the surge.
He highlighted the staff’s
dedication to effectively using
and conserving personal
protective equipment (“PPE”)
and ventilators to meet
expected demand. The
hospital has reconfigured the
beds in its facility to bring the
total critical care beds to 250,
if needed. Kyle also described
the detailed process that
caregivers go through to help
ensure they are protected. This
is a complicated 45-minute
donning and doffing process
that must be followed for PPE
to be effective.