San Juan Regional Health

San Juan Regional Medical Center is offering Monoclonal Antibody infusions for non-hospitalized patients with confirmed mild to moderate coronavirus infection within 10 days of the onset of symptoms. Monoclonal antibodies are laboratory-made proteins that mimic the immune system’s ability to fight off harmful antigens such as viruses and can help reduce COVID-19 hospitalizations.

San Juan Regional Medical Center offers Sotrovimab or Casirivimab/Imdevimab to treat patients who qualify. The criteria that must be met for confirmed COVID-positive patients includes the following:

•      Must be within 10 days of onset of symptoms
•      Does not require hospitalization or new or increased oxygen requirements
•      Must be high risk for developing severe COVID-19 symptoms or the need for hospitalization.

   o   In addition, those ages 18-54 must have at least ONE of the following:

•   BMI greater than or equal to 35
•   Chronic kidney disease
•   Diabetes
•   Immunosuppressive disease, or receiving immunosuppressive therapy

   o   Those ages 55-64 must have any ONE of the following:

•   BMI greater than or equal to 35
•   Chronic kidney disease
•   Diabetes
•   Immunosuppressive disease, or receiving immunosuppressive therapy
•   Cardiovascular disease
•   Hypertension
•   COPD and/or other chronic respiratory disease

   o   Those 65 and older do not need to meet any additional risk factors

Patients can be referred for Monoclonal Antibody Infusions through the Emergency Department, Urgent Care or their primary care physician. If you have recently been diagnosed with COVID-19 and feel you may be a candidate, contact your primary care provider immediately to see if you qualify for this treatment.     

Infusions are given intravenously and the entire process takes about three hours.   The clinic, located in San Juan Regional Medical Center’s Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab Gym, is open Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and again from noon to 3:30 p.m.