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This week, we were without a COVID patient in the hospital for a couple of days. That allowed us to make some changes in the different units that we had stood up temporarily for a volume surge along with…
Newman Regional Health and Emporia Main Street announce the community’s first ever White Ribbon Campaign scheduled for May 17 – 23, 2020. The White Ribbon Campaign is a time to join in celebrating and honoring the lifesaving teamwork of dispatchers,…
Surge = opening up additional beds and bringing on additional staff Lyon County’s younger population has contributed to not seeing a surge in the hospital. Even when taking into consideration the hot spots, it has impacted a population where…
We are beginning to see the natural progression with a higher number of COVID-19 admissions. To date, we are at our highest volume with 5 positive inpatients in the COVID unit and 2 Persons Under Investigation. It is…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 29, 2020 (Emporia, KS) — Due to the increasing concerns related to COVID-19 and visitor limitations at Newman Regional Health, the Women’s Life Center is offering a virtual breastfeeding class to temporarily replace in person support groups…
By Jessica Merkel As the opening up of select US states and cities begins, some of us are going to be at home for a bit longer while riding out the curve in our community. As such, you may find…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 30, 2020 (Emporia, KS) — On Tuesday, Newman Regional Health announced a new protocol mandating that all clinical and non-clinical staff, including medical workers, administrators, and support staff, wear a mask while in the Hospital, Medical…
By: Katarina Knoff The CDC (Centers for Disease Control) recommends that everyone, sick or healthy, should wear a cloth face mask in any place where it can be challenging to stay at least six feet away from others. This would…
By: Katarina Knoff Handwashing is the number one way to stop the spread of viruses, and COVID-19 is no exception. However, the unfortunate truth is that 95% of people fail to wash their hands long enough to kill harmful bacteria,…