Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information and Updates

Our Johns Hopkins Medicine hospitals and organizations are proud of our contributions to patient care throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Scroll this gallery to see examples of how we have worked together to focus on the health of our patients, communities and staff. Use the button below to view the full list of these highlighted efforts across Johns Hopkins Medicine.

Howard County General Hospital became a regional destination for patients with psychiatric conditions who test positive for COVID-19 and are asymptomatic. The hospital cared for approximately 200 of these patients, the vast majority from outside Howard County.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital launched a clinical trial to evaluate safety, dose requirements and preliminary efficacy of an anticoagulant medication regimen for the prevention of vascular clotting complications in children hospitalized with COVID-19-related illness. 

In April 2020, the Care-a-Van, a Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center mobile health initiative, was repurposed as a drive-through testing site to provide COVID testing for the community. As of February 2021, more than 25,000 tests had been conducted by the community collection site.

Johns Hopkins Children’s Center helped diagnose a completely-new disorder called MIS-C, and contributed to the landmark NEJM paper on how to treat this disease after establishing world-class treatment protocols for the condition. 

Johns Hopkins Community Physicians leaders planned, implemented and continue to manage innovative mobile-care units, called villages, designed to provide symptomatic patients with a safe, convenient way to be tested for COVID-19, to determine if they can be safely seen in-person. This has prevented referrals to emergency room or urgent care settings.

Using its ACG health analytics system, Johns Hopkins HealthCare developed a model to predict and identify its health plan members most at risk for COVID-19 complications. Outreach calls were made to 13,000 members to provide critical information about COVID-19.

Johns Hopkins Home Care Group rolled out a remote patient monitoring program in April 2020 for patients with COVID-19 being discharged from Johns Hopkins hospitals. Patients are monitored for oxygen saturation, heart rate and symptoms, and  provided with education to aid in their recovery. 

Johns Hopkins Medicine International developed webinars and interactive forums open to all international affiliates, covering a range of COVID-related topics, including therapies, epidemiology, hospital operations and mental health.

Since March 2020, the school has taken the lead in COVID-19 research, with more than 400 ongoing IRB-approved COVID-19 research studies. This work includes two large trials of convalescent plasma as a treatment for the coronavirus that causes the disease. Together, these trials received $35 million in federal funding.

The Johns Hopkins Hospital created staffing models to increase capacity to care for patients. This included cross-training clinicians in more complex levels of care, hiring a new COVIDist physician group for the care of patients with COVID-19, and the development of new roles.

Sibley Memorial successfully set up and staffed mobile clinics throughout the District of Columbia to serve the most underserved and high-risk populations in D.C. senior housing facilities.

Suburban worked with The Johns Hopkins Hospital to launch its own RISE Team to provide around-the-clock staff support and created a dedicated resiliency lounge to promote healing, reflection and meditation.