Outreach Surveillance Project (COVID-19)

The Office of Clinical Informatics (OCI), in collaboration with the Department of Internal Medicine and the Office of Clinical Affairs, recently completed an outreach campaign aimed at informing the most vulnerable Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso patient population of their available options for virtual visits and telemedicine due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.

High Risk Patient Population Eligibility: Over 60 years of age; lives in the following3 zip codes 79936, 79938, and 79928; is affected by one or more of the following diseases/conditions: immunocompromised, diabetes, lung disease, heart disease.

COVID-19-Patient Surveillance

Zip Code Number of Cases High Risk Patient Population
79938 548 207
79936 379 327
79928 264 173
79912 251 225
79927 217 266
79925 213 170
79907 200 375
79924 180 1015
79902 143 138
79905 132 419
Total Cases
3,582

Source: elpasocovid19tracker.com

Date: 6/10/2020