Local doctor says unrelated COVID-19 hospital visits down but severity up

Local doctor says unrelated COVID-19 hospital visits down but severity up

PEOPLE ARE REQUIRED OF COURSETO WEAR A MASK INSIDE ALSO TOPASS A TEMPERATURE CHECK WHENYOU COME IN THE FRONT DOOR.DOCTORS AT MERCY SAN JUANHERE IN SACRAMENTO SAY THEY'VESEEN A SIGNIFICANT DROP INPATIENTS COMING IN FOREMERGENCY SERVICES OR PRIMARYCARE THEY SAY IT'S A TRENDGOING ON AROUND THE COUNTRY.BACK IN MARCH WHENSHELTER-IN-PLACE ORDERS WEREFIRST PUT IN PLACE HOSPITALSPREPARED FOR A SURGE AN INFLUXOF PATIENTS BUT NOW ACCORDINGTO MERCY SAN JUAN THERE HAVEONLY BEEN ABOUT A HALF AS MANYHOSPITAL VISITS UNRELATED TOCOVID-19 COMPARED TO LAST YEARSO THIS DOES DECREASE MEANS.BY THAT THAT THE TIME THATMANY PATIENTS DO COME INTO THEE R THERE ALREADY IN BADSHAPE.INTENSITY OF ILLNESS, HOWSICK THE PATIENT IS WHEN THEYDO KIND OF EMERGENCYDEPARTMENT IS SIGNIFICANTLYHIGHER AND SO I THINK THIS IS.POSSIBLY ATTRIBUTED TO THEFACT THAT PEOPLE ARE WAITING ALITTLE BIT TOO LONG TO SEEKMEDICAL CARE AND BY THE TIMETHEY MAKE IT TO US THERE ARE ALOT MORE STICK THAN THEY WOULDHAVE BEEN HAD THEY CALL LITTLEBIT EARLIER.STAFF AT MERCY, SAN JUANSAY THEY'VE SEEN A REDUCEDNUMBER OF PATIENTS AT MOSTDIGNITY HEALTH HOSPITALS, THEYWANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THEY HAVESAFETY PRECAUTIONS IN PLACE INARE ALSO OFFERING VIRTUAL