Contributions of the Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Centers to the US COVID-19 Pandemic Response

Affiliations

• ¹ Jonathan D. Grein, MD, is Director, both in Hospital Epidemiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
• ² Jennifer A. Garland, RN-BC, PhD, CIC, is Special Pathogens Clinical Program Manager, both in Hospital Epidemiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
• ³ Christa Arguinchona, MSN, RN, CCRN, is Manager, Special Pathogens/Infection Prevention, Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane, WA.
• ⁴ Maria G. Frank, MD, is a Hospitalist, Division of Hospital Medicine, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, and an Associate Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado; both in Denver, CO.
• ⁵ Brian T. Garibaldi, MD, MEHP, is Director, Johns Hopkins Biocontainment Unit, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
• ⁶ Amanda Grindle, RN, MSN, CNL, CPN, CCRN, is Clinical Program Manager, Special Care Unit, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA.
• ⁷ Angela Hewlett, MD, MS, is an Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine; the George W. Orr MD and Linda Orr Chair in Health Security; and Medical Director, Nebraska Biocontainment Unit; all at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.
• ⁸ Susan Kline, MD, MPH, is Executive Medical Director for Infection Prevention, University of Minnesota Medical Center, and a Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School; both in Minneapolis, MN.
• ⁹ Corri B. Levine, PhD, MS, MPH, is Program Manager for Emerging and Special Pathogens Program, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX.
• ¹⁰ Aneesh Mehta, MD, is an Associate Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
• ¹¹ Vikramjit Mukherjee, MD, FRCP(Edin), is an Assistant Professor, NYU School of Medicine; and is Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, and Director, Special Pathogens Program, Bellevue Hospital Center; all in New York, NY.
• ¹² Lauren M. Sauer, MS, is Director, Special Pathogens Research Network, and is an Associate Professor, Department of Environmental, Agricultural, and Occupational Health, College of Public Health, Global Center for Health Security; both at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.
• ¹³ Eileen F. Searle, PhD, RN, CCRN, is Biothreats Program Director, Center for Disaster Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
• ¹⁴ Sharon Vanairsdale, DNP, APRN, ACNS-BC, NP-C, CEN, FAEN, FAAN, is an Associate Professor, Clinical Track, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University; Program Director for Serious Communicable Diseases, Emory University Hospital; and Director of Education and Resources, National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center, Emory University; all in Atlanta, GA.
• ¹⁵ Angela Vasa, MSN, RN, is Director of Isolation and Quarantine Services and Director, Readiness Consultations and Metrics Development, National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center; both at Nebraska Medicine, Omaha, NE.