27: COVID-19: Loyal Relationship with Local Company that Produces PPE, with Barclay Berdan, CEO, Texas Health Resources The Table with Renee DeSilva

In this episode of Fireside Chat, we sit down with Barclay Berdan, CEO, Texas Health Resources to talk about the COVID-19 pandemic and how the health system is managing communication, working from home policies and PPE.

Please note: The number of COVID-19 cases and the situation referenced in this episode were based on reported data at the time of the interview and are subject to change.
TranscriptionBarclay Berdan 0:03
We had identified some time ago a relationship with a company that actually produced PPE locally. One of the… there aren’t a whole lot of them, but they produced it locally. We supported them, even though maybe their pricing was a little bit higher than we could get from overseas and bought a lot of products from them. And they proved to be a very loyal supporter of our organization through all this.
Gary Bisbee 0:28
That was Barclay Berdan, CEO, Texas Health Resources, Barclay explained how THR’s is long-standing relationship with the local PPE supplier, allowed THR to avoid problems inherent in the global supply chain for PPE that has caused substantial disruption in the care of COVID patients throughout the country. I’m Gary Bisbee, and this is Fireside Chat. Barclay discuss the approach that the four counties of North Texas have taken with the coronavirus outbreak and the coordination between local county and state officials. He outlined the virtual dashboard that THR developed to monitor COVID growth use and the need for PPE and staffing and the analytics that are associated with it. Barclay reviewed the effect that postponing elective surgery has had on THR’s financials. And it’s currently strong balance sheet. He spoke about THR’s commitment to its physicians and employees, and that there have been no furloughs. I’m delighted to welcome Barclay Berdan to the microphone.
Good afternoon, Barclay.
Barclay Berdan 1:34
Good afternoon, Gary, how are you?
Gary Bisbee 1:36
Well, thank you, sir. Welcome to the podcast.
Barclay Berdan 1:39
Thank you. It’s a pleasure to be here.
Gary Bisbee 1:40
We’re all facing the COVID-
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