INFECTIOUS DISEASE
SOC Telemed offers comprehensive Tele-health services at Palo Pinto General Hospital. The Infectious Disease physicians will work in close collaboration with our providers, surgeons, and other medical staff to provide comprehensive, evidence-based care.
SOC Telemed provides Palo Pinto General Hospital with 24/7, 365 days-a year tele-pulmonary and critical care coverage enabling PPGH to keep more patients closer to home and improve access to care. The partnership connects PPPGH with SOC Telemed through a secure, high-resolution technology in minutes. On-site respiratory therapists, nurses, and other physicians have access to the highest level of diagnosis and treat patients with congestive heart failure, serious infections, those requiring mechanical ventilation, and other life-threatening conditions. Prior to this partnership with SOC Telemed, local residents requiring certain levels of care were often transferred to other hospitals farther away.
DIAGNOSES AND PROCESSES THAT WE ASSIST WITH MANAGING:
Cellulitis and abscess
Osteomyelitis
Wound infections
Complicated UTI +/- bacteremia
Intraabdominal abscess
Meningitis/encephalitis
Fever of unknown origin
Sepsis with bacteremia
Pneumonia +/- bacteremia
HIV
Fungemia
Multidrug-resistant organisms on culture
Antibiotic selection, route of administration and duration of therapy
DR. JADE LE
Medical School – UT Health Science Center
Residency – Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Fellowship – Infectious Disease, Washington University
Specialty – Board Certified Internal Medicine & Board Certified Infectious Disease
DR. CERES TU
Medical School – Cebu Institute of Medicine
Residency – Internal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center
Fellowship – Internal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center
Specialty – Board Certified Internal Medicine & Board Certified Infectious Disease
DR. MARIA PIA FRANCO PINO
Medical School – Universidad de San Martin de Porres
Residency – Internal Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center
Fellowship – Geriatric Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center; Infectious Disease, University of Maryland
Specialty – Board Certified Internal Medicine & Board Certified Infectious Disease
DR. CHINELO ANIMALU
Medical School – University of Nigeria College of Medicine
Residency – Internal Medicine, St. Joseph Hospital/University of Illinois
Fellowship – Infectious Disease, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center
Specialty – Board Certified Internal Medicine & Board Certified Infectious Disease