A Rural Hospital Responds to Covid-19: 'I Have Never Seen Anything Like It'

Highlights the challenges in providing care for COVID-19 patients at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, Kentucky, a rural hospital that is operating at 135% capacity, leading to creating alternative Intensive Care Unit (ICU) spaces and constructing a field hospital. Notes the significant increase in COVID-19 patients in September 2021 compared to the peak of the pandemic in 2020 and challenges related to workforce shortages.
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - Category: Rural Health Source Type: news