Post by Tricia Young on Jun 30, 2021 20:32:10 GMT
Travis: Please see the article below and my response. I am a CEO of a surgical practice so I receive Beckers Healthcare publications. I value your opinion as well.
COVID-19 surges and influx of younger, unvaccinated patients reported at some Missouri hospitals
Gabrielle Masson - 6 hours ago Print | Email
In areas of Missouri experiencing COVID-19 surges, particularly in spots where vaccination rates are low, hospitals are being stretched thin.
Average daily COVID-19 cases in Missouri have climbed 53 percent over the past two weeks, while nationwide cases have declined 15 percent, reports The New York Times.
The number of COVID-19 patients at Springfield, Mo.-based CoxHealth hospital has quadrupled in the last six weeks, said Amanda Hedgpeth, vice president of hospital operations, according to NPR. Patients tend to be mostly unvaccinated and in their 30s and 40s, Ms. Hedgpeth said.
CoxHealth said June 29, 2021, that a few COVID-19 patients were recently transferred to hospitals in St. Louis, reports the Springfield News-Leader. CoxHealth reported around 100 hospitalized COVID-19 patients June 29, said Steve Edwards, president and CEO.
"For the first time, we've been on COVID diversion," Mr. Edwards said, citing high infection rates in southwest Missouri and staffing issues. The system released a statement June 18 warning the community that rising hospitalizations may lead the hospital to diverting patients.
Mercy Hospital Springfield (Mo.) had 104 COVID-19 patients June 29, Craig McCoy, president of the hospital, told the News-Leader. The hospital has moved patients around its four-state system, attempting to keep patients as close to home as possible.
Hospitals aren't as well-staffed as during last winter's COVID-19 surge, Dave Dillon, spokesperson for the Missouri Hospital Association, told the News-Leader. Many pandemic contracts between hospitals and temporary workers have expired.
"It is fair to say that hospitals are already stretched to address pent-up demand for health services that were curtailed last year, and into spring," Mr. Dillon added.
Andrew Pekosz, PhD, professor at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University, told NPR, "If we don't really make an effort to boost the vaccination rates in this country, we will be setting up for a larger surge in the fall."
"I don't understand why people won't get vaccinated," said Mr. McCoy of Mercy Springfield. "I haven't heard a good reason yet."
Tricia Young 6 minutes ago
This article is propaganda. I have relatives, three that are nurses - one at a State department level in Missouri and they say there is not a census or staff shortage at all. This sounds familiar - like the ship Trump took to help NY that ended up being empty. I think we have and will continue to see a lot of mistruths coming from this administration. Since they own media, they will have their minions report bad news in States that are red and smart enough to not get an experimental vaccine. So Mr. McCoy, I hope you are reading this...if you think you are important enough to make a stupid statement about not hearing a good reason not to get the vaccine; then you too are not smarter than a lemming. No one but God knows if the unapproved experimental vaccine is safe, and no one but God will now for about the next 4-years or so. What part of this statement do you not understand? This is not debatable. Also, the deaths reported thus far as well as the cardiac harm we are doing to children getting the vaccine -is not looking good for the vaccine's safety record - and this is just short term. Mr. McCoy, you should stay away from reporting in a propaganda article. Its bad for your professional reputation.
COVID-19 surges and influx of younger, unvaccinated patients reported at some Missouri hospitals
Gabrielle Masson - 6 hours ago Print | Email
In areas of Missouri experiencing COVID-19 surges, particularly in spots where vaccination rates are low, hospitals are being stretched thin.
Average daily COVID-19 cases in Missouri have climbed 53 percent over the past two weeks, while nationwide cases have declined 15 percent, reports The New York Times.
The number of COVID-19 patients at Springfield, Mo.-based CoxHealth hospital has quadrupled in the last six weeks, said Amanda Hedgpeth, vice president of hospital operations, according to NPR. Patients tend to be mostly unvaccinated and in their 30s and 40s, Ms. Hedgpeth said.
CoxHealth said June 29, 2021, that a few COVID-19 patients were recently transferred to hospitals in St. Louis, reports the Springfield News-Leader. CoxHealth reported around 100 hospitalized COVID-19 patients June 29, said Steve Edwards, president and CEO.
"For the first time, we've been on COVID diversion," Mr. Edwards said, citing high infection rates in southwest Missouri and staffing issues. The system released a statement June 18 warning the community that rising hospitalizations may lead the hospital to diverting patients.
Mercy Hospital Springfield (Mo.) had 104 COVID-19 patients June 29, Craig McCoy, president of the hospital, told the News-Leader. The hospital has moved patients around its four-state system, attempting to keep patients as close to home as possible.
Hospitals aren't as well-staffed as during last winter's COVID-19 surge, Dave Dillon, spokesperson for the Missouri Hospital Association, told the News-Leader. Many pandemic contracts between hospitals and temporary workers have expired.
"It is fair to say that hospitals are already stretched to address pent-up demand for health services that were curtailed last year, and into spring," Mr. Dillon added.
Andrew Pekosz, PhD, professor at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University, told NPR, "If we don't really make an effort to boost the vaccination rates in this country, we will be setting up for a larger surge in the fall."
"I don't understand why people won't get vaccinated," said Mr. McCoy of Mercy Springfield. "I haven't heard a good reason yet."
Tricia Young 6 minutes ago
This article is propaganda. I have relatives, three that are nurses - one at a State department level in Missouri and they say there is not a census or staff shortage at all. This sounds familiar - like the ship Trump took to help NY that ended up being empty. I think we have and will continue to see a lot of mistruths coming from this administration. Since they own media, they will have their minions report bad news in States that are red and smart enough to not get an experimental vaccine. So Mr. McCoy, I hope you are reading this...if you think you are important enough to make a stupid statement about not hearing a good reason not to get the vaccine; then you too are not smarter than a lemming. No one but God knows if the unapproved experimental vaccine is safe, and no one but God will now for about the next 4-years or so. What part of this statement do you not understand? This is not debatable. Also, the deaths reported thus far as well as the cardiac harm we are doing to children getting the vaccine -is not looking good for the vaccine's safety record - and this is just short term. Mr. McCoy, you should stay away from reporting in a propaganda article. Its bad for your professional reputation.
