By ROBY BROCK / TALK BUSINESS & POLITICS
UAMS Chancellor Dr. Cam Patterson said there have been lessons learned one year into the COVID-19 pandemic.
In Arkansas, there have been more than 5,400 deaths and over 325,000 identified coronavirus cases. Patterson said it’s put a huge strain on the state’s healthcare system and made the year “seem like a decade.”
That said, UAMS and other healthcare providers adapted to the huge influx of patients. He’s proud of the response, and he anticipates it won’t be the last time a plan for a pandemic is needed.
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UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson (at the podium) alongside Gov. Asa Hutchinson and a sign language interpreter at a press conference on the coronavirus on May 8, 2020.
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