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Community actions must change now to stop the ‘tidal wave’ of COVID-19 patients pouring into Fox Valley hospitals, health care leaders say

October 1, 2020

Bed capacity in Fox Valley hospitals is now seriously threatened by the rapid spread of COVID-19 in the region, health care leaders said Thursday.

a sign on the side of the street: ThedaCare leaders hosted a conversation with school, business and public health stakeholders, as well as representatives from Ascension Wisconsin's Appleton hospital, on Thursday to discuss the rapid rise of COVID-19 patients in hospitals.

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ThedaCare leaders hosted a conversation with school, business and public health stakeholders, as well as representatives from Ascension Wisconsin’s Appleton hospital, on Thursday to discuss the rapid rise of COVID-19 patients in hospitals.

The speed of the spread of the virus could more than double the number of needed hospital beds by the end of this month, ThedaCare senior innovation executive Frank Mellon told community stakeholders in a virtual meeting.

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Models initially projected a peak of 114 beds needed to care for COVID-19 patients in the region, Mellon said. Now, they’ll need close to 180 — and could need a hundred more if transmission rates keep rising.

That possibility doesn’t just endanger COVID-19 patients, ThedaCare President and CEO Dr.

Rural Hospitals Teeter on Financial Cliff as COVID Medicare Loans Come Due

October 1, 2020

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David Usher is sitting on $1.7 million he’s scared to spend.

The money lent from the federal government is meant to help hospitals and other health care providers weather the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet some hospital administrators have called it a payday loan program that is now, brutally, due for repayment at a time when they still need help.

Coronavirus cases have “picked up recently and it’s quite worrying,” said Usher, chief financial officer at the 12-bed Edwards County Medical Center in rural western Kansas. Usher said he would like to use the money to build a negative-pressure room, a common strategy to keep contagious patients apart from those in the rest of the hospital.

But he’s not sure it’s safe to spend that cash. Officially, the total repayment of the loan is due this month. Otherwise, according to the loan’s terms, federal regulators will stop reimbursing the hospitals for Medicare

Czech health care under pressure; hospitals hit virus record

October 1, 2020

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A record surge of new coronavirus infections in the Czech Republic in September has been followed by a record number of virus patients being hospitalized

KAREL JANICEK Associated Press

October 1, 2020, 1:31 PM

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PRAGUE — A record surge of new coronavirus infections in the Czech Republic in September has been followed by a record number of virus patients being hospitalized, putting the nation’s health care system under serious pressure for the first time in the pandemic.

After relaxing almost all virus restrictions in the summer, the Czech government has responded to the new spike by declaring a state of emergency on Wednesday. That has been accompanied by strict restrictions ranging from limiting public events to a ban on singing at churches and schools.

The Czech Republic faced a record surge of new COVID-19 cases two weeks ago with more than 3,000 testing positive in

Mercy Health closing Hackley Hospital’s emergency department Oct. 17

October 1, 2020

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Beginning Oct. 18, all emergency care will take place at Mercy Health’s Mercy campus emergency department.

MUSKEGON, Mich. — The emergency department at Mercy Health’s Hackley Hospital is closing this month.

According to a press release from Mercy Health, the Hackley emergency department will close on Oct. 17. Starting Oct. 18, all emergency care will take place at Mercy Health’s Mercy campus emergency department instead. The Mercy campus is located at 1500 E. Sherman Blvd.

The closure of the Hackley emergency department comes as Mercy Health Muskegon finalizes its third and final phase of construction and renovation on its 10-story medical center at the Mercy campus. Hospital officials are preparing to move the Trauma II Emergency Care from Hackely Hospital to the Mercy campus’ medical center, the Fazakerley Family Emergency Center.

The soon-to-be vacated Hackley Emergency Department site will become an urgent care, according to Mercy Health. The urgent care

Wisconsin sets COVID-19 deaths record as hospitals fill up

October 1, 2020

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin set a new record for COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday and the surge in cases in the state threatened to overwhelm some hospitals.

Health officials reported 27 new deaths, breaking the state’s old record of 22 deaths set on May 27. The disease has killed or played a role in the death of 1,327 people in the state since the pandemic began.

Health officials reported 2,319 newly confirmed cases, bringing the total number of cases in Wisconsin to 122,274 since the pandemic began.

Wisconsin had the third-highest positivity rate of any state as of Wednesday. Hospital officials in some areas said they were close to being overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients — a scenario that health officials have been warning could happen since the pandemic began but that only now seems like it could happen.

The number of people hospitalized in Wisconsin reached a record-high of 737 on

Hospitals feel squeeze as coronavirus spikes in Midwest

October 1, 2020

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — The coronavirus tightened its grip on the American heartland, with infections surging in the Midwest, some hospitals in Wisconsin and North Dakota running low on space and the NFL postponing a game over an outbreak that’s hit the Tennessee Titans football team.

Midwestern states are seeing some of the nation’s highest per capita rates of infection, and while federal health officials again urged some governors in the region to require masks statewide, many Republicans have resisted.

Like other states, health officials in Wisconsin had warned since the pandemic began that COVID-19 patients could overwhelm hospitals. That’s now happening for some facilities as experts fear a second wave of infections in the U.S.

A record number of people with COVID-19 were hospitalized in Wisconsin. Of those 737 patients Wednesday, 205 were in intensive care, with spikes in cases in northern parts of the state driving up the numbers.

Mountain Health hospitals revise visitation in response to community spread of COVID-19 | Wc News

September 30, 2020

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HUNTINGTON — As part of its commitment to the health care of the community, as well as the safety of patients and employees, Mountain Health Network (MHN) is revising its restricted visitation policies for both Cabell Huntington Hospital (CHH) and St. Mary’s Medical Center (SMMC) in response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

The changes went into effect yesterday, September 29, 2020.

“We know that loved ones are an extremely important part of the recovery process, so we are continuing visitation on a restricted basis to support the well-being of our patients,” said Hoyt Burdick, MD, chief clinical officer, MHN. “However, we need to limit the number of visitors to support the safety of our community members and our staff and frontline caregivers.”

The guidelines for adult inpatient and ICU visitation at both CHH and SMMC are now as follows:

Adult inpatients who are admitted to a Mountain Health facility may

Mountain Health hospitals revise visitation in response to community spread of COVID-19 | Putnam News

September 30, 2020

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HUNTINGTON — With spread of COVID-19 high in the Tri-State, Mountain Health Network hospitals in Huntington are revising their visitor policies once again.

Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 29, adult inpatients who are admitted to a Mountain Health facility (Cabell Huntington Hospital or St. Mary’s Medical Center) may designate one primary and one alternate visitor who may visit the patient during their stay. Only one of these designated visitors can be in the building each day during the hours of noon to 6 p.m. and during discharge instructions.

The visitor may only leave the patient room to go to the cafeteria or to meet food delivery personnel in the lobby. Once a visitor exits the building, they will not be allowed to return until the next day.

No visitors will be permitted for anyone in isolation for suspected or confirmed COVID-19.

“We know that loved ones are an extremely important part of

Alabama doctors, hospitals ask Ivey to extend mask order

September 28, 2020

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Gov. Kay Ivey should extend the statewide rule requiring face masks in public, which health officials credit with stemming the spread of COVID-19 in the state, the head of the Alabama Hospital Association and a doctor’s group said Monday.

The number of new cases of COVID-19 confirmed daily has fallen since reaching a high in the summer, and the reduction in the spread of the new coronavirus is all but certainly tied to the masking rule, which took effect in mid-July and is set to expire Friday, said Dr. Donald Williamson, president of the association.

“The one thing that seems to have changed in the course of the pandemic is when the mask order was implemented,” said Williamson. The association supports continuing the requirement through the end of the year and possibly longer, he said.

The Medical Association of the State of Alabama, with about 5,000 member doctors, also supports

U of T, local hospitals launch Sustainable Health System Community of Practice

September 28, 2020

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Recognizing the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions related to health care, leaders from the 12 hospital systems that comprise the Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TAHSN) and the seven health science faculties that make up the University of Toronto’s Council of Health Sciences have formed the Sustainable Health System Community of Practice.

The group, which held its first meeting on Sept. 25, will provide evidence, ideas, leadership and advocacy to reduce carbon emissions through co-ordinated action, research and education.

The initiative is co-chaired by Adalsteinn (Steini) Brown, dean of the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health, and Joshua Tepper, CEO of North York General Hospital and a professor at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME).

“This project represents an opportunity for TAHSN, along with the Council of Health Sciences, to lead locally and beyond in building a more environmentally sustainable

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Community actions must change now to stop the ‘tidal wave’ of COVID-19 patients pouring into Fox Valley hospitals, health care leaders say

Rural Hospitals Teeter on Financial Cliff as COVID Medicare Loans Come Due

Czech health care under pressure; hospitals hit virus record

A record surge of new coronavirus infections in the Czech Republic in September has been followed by a record number of virus patients being hospitalized

Mercy Health closing Hackley Hospital’s emergency department Oct. 17

Wisconsin sets COVID-19 deaths record as hospitals fill up

Hospitals feel squeeze as coronavirus spikes in Midwest

Mountain Health hospitals revise visitation in response to community spread of COVID-19 | Wc News

Mountain Health hospitals revise visitation in response to community spread of COVID-19 | Putnam News

Alabama doctors, hospitals ask Ivey to extend mask order

U of T, local hospitals launch Sustainable Health System Community of Practice