NRH News
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…
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…
Bob Wright, CEO Staying stable with admission/inpatient rate It appears as though our Lyon County positive cases are trending up, but it’s a combination of increasing our test capabilities and doing them in an environment where we know…
Bob Wright, CEO Respiratory Clinic and Drive Thru specimen collection has seen a significant increase in patient number this week. The number of inpatients is staying consistent between 2 to 4 since April 6. Overall increase in administered…
EMERGENCY ROOM, CLINICAL DECISION UNIT, HOSPITAL INPATIENT, HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT, AND PHYSICIAN OFFICES To help ensure a healthy and safe environment for patients, staff and our community during the COVID-19 pandemic, visitors will only be allowed in these areas under special…