Related Experiment Video
Updated: Sep 26, 2025
Safety Precautions and Operating Procedures in an ABSL-4 Laboratory: 4. Medical Imaging Procedures
Published on: October 3, 2016
Implementation of Baltimore City's COVID-19 Isolation Hotel
Amanda M Rosecrans1, Marik A Moen1, Robert E Harris1
1Amanda M. Rosecrans, Robert E. Harris, Norberth H. Stracker, and Sarah T. Rives are with the Baltimore City Health Department and the School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Marik A. Moen is with the University of Maryland Medical System and the School of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore. Molly S. Rice, Vanessa S. Augustin, Kevin D. Burns, Katherine M. Tran, and Charles W. Callahan are with the University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore. Letitia K. Dzirasa is with the Baltimore City Health Department.
Abstract:
In May 2020, Baltimore City, Maryland, implemented the Lord Baltimore Triage, Respite, and Isolation Center (LBTC), a multiagency COVID-19 isolation and quarantine site tailored for people experiencing homelessness. In the first year, 2020 individuals were served, 78% completed isolation at LBTC, and 6% were transferred to a hospital. Successful isolation can mitigate outbreaks in shelters and residential recovery programs, and planning for sustainable isolation services integrated within these settings is critical as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. (Am J Public Health. 2022;112(6):876-880. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.306778).
Related Concept Videos
01:25Transmission-based Precautions II: Airborne and Protective Environment
Airborne precautions:
Use airborne precautions when treating patients known or suspected to have diseases that spread through the air—for example, tuberculosis or measles. These organisms are present in smaller droplets expelled by an infected person and...
01:28Hospitals-I
00:59Hospitals-II
Nurses that work in...
01:30Specialized Care Centers and Settings-I
Daycare centers
They provide several functions. Some facilities care for healthy newborns and children whose parents work, while others are medically focused and care for...
01:30Specialized Care Centers and Settings-II
Rural health centers are specialized care facilities in remote locations with very few medical personnel. The primary care providers who run the centers are mostly Registered Nurse Practitioners. Here, emergency treatment is provided to critically ill or injured patients before they are transferred to the closest hospital. Fortunately, due to advancement in technology, many rural healthcare facilities and professionals have easy access to diagnostic and treatment...
01:28Pulmonary Tuberculosis V
Latent tuberculosis infection occurs when TB bacteria are present in a person's body, but are not causing illness or symptoms. It is not contagious, and preventive treatment is crucial to avoid the...