Spike In Cases Expected When State Re-Opens

Sydney Martin was at Huntsville Hospital asking about testing and changes you can expect to see.

Today we learned more about how huntsville hospital is preparing for the state to re-open..

Waay 31's sydney martin is live at the hospital after asking the hospital about testing and changes you can expect to see.

Today- huntsville hospital c-e-o david spillers said a spike of coronavirus cases is expected once the state re-opens..

And they're waiting to hear the governor's plan tomorrow with everyone else in the state.

Spillers said right now there is enough testing available for anyone who is showing symptoms and needs to be tested.

And the hospital has it's disaster plan in place.

But with the state expected to re-open sometime in may, he said doctor's will start to re-schedule any elective procedures currently on hold.

Spillers explained hospitals won't look the same for a very long time- and expects empty waiting rooms empty and only a handful of visitors.

He also said the prep for elective surgery will look different.

David spillers, huntsville hospital ceo "if someone is coming in for certain procedures they will have to be tested before that procedure takes place.

We will use up some of our testing capability in the pre-admission testing for some of these patients that will get elective procedures.

Spillers said the hospital here in huntsville currently has the equipment to process about 400 tests each day.

And that so far about 10 thousand people have been tested in north alabama through the hospital system about 6 thousand of those people were tested in madison county.

He shared right now- they have a good supply of testing and a third testing machine that will be set up here at huntsville hospital live in huntsville, sydney martin, waay 31 news.