Richard Waldhorn, MD Distinguished Scholar - Area of Professional Expertise: Internal Medicine and Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine - Professional Profile - Selected Publications - Dr. Waldhorn in the News

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May 1, 2009
Hospitals swamped amid flu fears: As anxious patients force emergency rooms to adapt to the crowds, officials fear the system would be overwhelmed if the outbreak became severe, by Noam N. Levey. Los Angeles Times.
Dr. Richard Waldhorn acknowledges that hospitals across the United States are more prepared to deal with a surge in patients, "Very real progress has been made." He also noted that there are gaps remaining in preparedness that would challenge hospitals were the outbreak to worsen.

April 27, 2009
WTOP News Radio, Washington, DC.
Dr. Richard Waldhorn was interviewed about U.S. preparedness for a full H1N1 pandemic.

January 1, 2008
'Highest Risk' HCWS to get first pandemic vaccine. Hospital Employee Health.
Report refers to an article published in the journal Biosecurity and Bioterrorism entitled “What Hospitals Should Do to Prepare for an Influenza Pandemic,” by Drs. Toner and Waldhorn of the Center for Biosecurity, and quotes Dr. Toner: "There are so many variables that can't be known until a pandemic starts. . . The best you can do is come up with an initial game plan that has to be modified."

June 1, 2007
Fox News Live with E.D. Hill.
Dr. Waldhorn was interviewed about Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis.