One of the most pivotal goals in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic is to make sure the hospitals and health care systems do not become overwhelmed with patients. And for a long time, Crawford County and the surrounding region did a great job of that.
But things are changing. As the virus finds its way to the older populations, local and regional hospitals are seeing a substantial increase in patients and are close to reaching capacity.
On this episode of Around the Block, we talk to Ascension Via Christi - Pittsburg CEO Randy Cason and Girard Medical Center CEO Ruth Duling about the hospital situation here in Crawford County, Kansas.
One of the most pivotal goals in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic is to make sure the hospitals and health care systems do not become overwhelmed with patients. And for a long time, Crawford County and the surrounding region did a great job of that.
But things are changing. As the virus finds its way to the older populations, local and regional hospitals are seeing a substantial increase in patients and are close to reaching capacity.
On this episode of Around the Block, we talk to Ascension Via Christi - Pittsburg CEO Randy Cason and Girard Medical Center CEO Ruth Duling about the hospital situation here in Crawford County, Kansas.