CHI Health gives coronavirus update

CHI Health gives coronavirus update

MANDATORY STAY ATHOME ORDERS,NEBRASKA AND IOWAARE TWO OF THESTATES THAT DON'T.REPORTER DANIELDAVIS LOOKS AT WHATONE OF THE LARGESTHOSPITAL GROUPS INTHE COUNTRY HAS TOSAY ABOUT ITS ABILITYTO RESPOND TOCASES IN OUR AREA.COURTNEY, C-H-IHEALTH IS NOWGIVING WEEKLYUPDATES ON WHERETHEY STAND WITHTHEIR PATIENTS,EMPLOYEES ANDSUPPLIES.AS LACK OF SUPPLIESHAS HAD DEADLYEFFECTS IN OTHERSTATES.CHI HEALTH CEO,CLIFF ROBERTSONSAYS THEY HAVE 49CONFIRMED PATIENTSWITH COVID 19 ....WITH 53 PEOPLEADMITTED, WAITINGON RESULTS.HE SAYS THEY DO ADAILY CHECK ......ONTHEIR BURN RATE.....HOW FAST THEY GOTHROUGH FACEMASKS.BUT HE SAYS THEYHAVE PLNTY OFMASKS, GLOVES.ANDVENTILATORS.AND ARE GETTING ADELIVERY OF SWABSFOR TESTING NEXTWEEK.BUT WANTS TOCHANGE THE FOCUSFOR MINUTE.WHILE EVERYBODYIS FOCUSING ONTHIS NEW NOVELCORONAVIRUS WECANNOT FORGETTHT THERE IS STILLEVERYDAY,HUNDRED OFPATIENTS THAT ARESUFFERING WITHOTHER ILLNESSESTHAT NEED CARE.REMEMBERING THOSEPATIENS IS ALSOIMPPORTANTBECAUSE THOSE WITHUNDERLYINGCONDITIONS AREEXTREMELYVULNERABLE.THE PEAK FORNEBRASKA ISPROJECTD TO HIT ATTHE END OF THEMONTH.RIGHT NOW CHIHEALTH IS TESTING150 PEOPLE PER DAY.BUT THEY SAY THEYHAVE THE CAPABILITYTO TEST EVEN MORE.DANIELLE DAVIS, 3NEWS NOW, THISMORNING.COURTNEY.