State Stats: 131,961 cases; 4,169 deaths; 1,382 hospitalized (trending
down), with 215 on vents (trending down.)
North Oaks Stats:
NOMC: 36 positive cases in-house (up 12 from last Thursday), 8 on vents
(up 1 from Thursday.) We’ve recovered 391 patients (up 10 from Thursday.)
NORH: Census is 18; 1 positive case.
Hood: Census is 16; 2 positive cases.
We have tested a total of 9,754 patients, with 1,749 positive and 181 results pending.
The drive-through testing station remains closed.
The COVID Hotline received 89 calls yesterday, and conducted four video visits.
Dr. Peltier states that the plateau in our region and in the state is encouraging.
Masking has been successful and we hope to see reductions in hospitalizations
soon. Remember, however, there’s a two-week lag, so with schools
opening, we may see a spike.
Speaking of schools – kudos to the team who help provide COVID testing
for SLU athletes last week. They responded to a mandate from NCAA that
was effective immediately (you gotta love that!) and did a great job.
A special shout out to registration, those performing swabbing and the
lab. Y’all are awesome!
Clinic and outpatient volume is steady. Surgery continues to be busy.
Employee wellness reports 36 employees out monitoring symptoms; 8 are RNs
and 2 are respiratory therapists. Twelve employees returned to work yesterday.
Kirsten reports staffing continues to be tight. Many thanks to our nursing
staff for stepping up to ensure we have sufficient coverage.
Amanda sends kudos to everyone for the great job wearing masks appropriately.
Keep up the great work!
The supply of gloves is critically low in some sizes. Please take care
not to waste. We continue to work on replenishing supplies in the short
term – and we are anticipating a big shipment in September.
Everyone is doing a great job working together and staying nimble as we
continue to navigate the challenges posed by the pandemic. Each and every
one of you is appreciated!
