LAS VEGAS, NV (KXNT) - At least two Las Vegas-area hospitals say they’re among more than 1,600 treatment centers nationally taking part in a study to see if blood plasma from people who have recovered from the COVID-19 respiratory illness can help people newly diagnosed with the new coronavirus.
Southern Hills Hospital and St. Rose Dominican are among the first in the valley to administer a new treatment to COVID-19 patients: convalescent plasma transfusions.
Officials say the Mayo Clinic is studying whether antibodies from patients who already had the virus can help those who get it.