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Antibodies are proteins that help fight off infections. COVID-19 antibody tests check your blood by looking for COVID-19 antibodies, which show if you had a previous infection with the virus.

In cooperation with a national program led by Mayo Clinic, CHRISTUS St. Vincent is now employing convalescent plasma therapy in the treatment of COVID-19.

Though strict visitor restrictions are now in place at CHRISTUS St. Vincent, the hospital hasn’t let that get in the way of patients connecting with friends and loved ones. For more than three weeks, patients have been corresponding with those they hold dear via video visits on iPads. The visits have proved to be invaluable for reducing patient stress, anxiety and loneliness.

We are adding the unprecedented additional layer of antibody screening to help survey for asymptomatic COVID-19 infections among patients and caregivers.

Health care is a business. Of course it is. We know this to be true, but in times like these, it is easy to forget. As we read about area hospitals gearing up for the battle of their lives  —  and our lives  —  we aren't thinking about profit margins or market share.

Effective at 7 p.m. today, CHRISTUS St. Vincent’s Southside 24-Hour Emergency Room, located at 5501 Herrera Drive, will be closed. All emergency personnel have been reassigned to the main hospital emergency department at 455. St. Michael’s Drive to assist in our community response to COVID-19.

CHRISTUS St. Vincent is pleased to announce that Randy Grissom has joined the organization as Interim President of the St. Vincent Hospital Foundation.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and the New Mexico Department of Health on Wednesday announced that three New Mexico residents tested presumptive positive for COVID-19, the first confirmed cases in the state.

La enfermedad coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) es el tópico de conversación y preocupación en nuestra comunidad global. La intención de este mensaje es informar a nuestra comunidad en Nuevo México del norte sobre los esfuerzos de Christus St. Vincent y para informarle a usted sobre COVID-19. Espero que este mensaje le motive a hablar con sus amigos, familia, y vecinos.

CHRISTUS values the importance of collaboration and coordinated action for the identification and care of those patients exhibiting signs of the COVID-19. Which is why we continue to follow CDC interim guidelines and work non-stop, in partnership with local, state and federal government authorities. We are fortunate to be part of a local health care community committed to responding to the needs of these patients in the safest manner necessary.