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Where Des Moines metro hospitals stand now in the fight against the pandemic Share Updated: 6:13 PM CDT Apr 25, 2021 Share Updated: 6:13 PM CDT Apr 25, 2021
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Show Transcript N95 MASKS NO LONGER HAVE TO BE REUSED BY HEATHCARE WORKERS. THE FDA SAYS THERE IS NOW PLENTY OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT NATIONWIDE, SO HOSPITALS CAN MOVE AWAY FROM CRISIS STRATEGIES. KCCI’S KAYLA JAMES TAKES A LOOK AT WHERE DES MOINES METRO HOSPITALS STAND NOW IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE PANDEMIC. KAYLA: THE NEED FOR PPE WAS A CONSTANT STRUGGLE FOR HOSPITALS ACROSS THE NATION WHEN THE PANDEMIC BEGAN, LEADING TO HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS HAVING TO SANITIZE AND REUSE EQUIPMENT. HERE IN DES MOINES, THE HOSPITALS TEAMED UP TO PREVENT THE SITUATION FROM BECOMING UNMANAGEABLE. WE STARTED WORKING TOGETHER ON DEVELOPING SIMILAR PPE PROTOCOLS, SO THAT WE COULD MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE ENSURING THE SAFETY OF PATIENTS AS MUCH AS THE SAFETY OF OUR STAFF. KAYLA: DR. NICOLE GI
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IOWA CITY, Ia. The COVID-19 vaccine didn’t feel any different from any of the other shots University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics registered dietitian Sarah Davis has received over the years.
A quick needle stick, and no pain, she said immediately after her shot Monday morning. The only difference between this shot and her others was that the faces of intensive care unit patients for whom she’s cared were flashing through her head.
“It’s been a rough six months,” she said. “(The vaccine) just feels like a beginning to the end of all this. A light at the end of the tunnel.”
One person injured in Newton house fire Sunday morning
According to the Newton Fire Department, the injured person is in the Univ. Of Iowa Burn Unit in serious condition. Author: Lauren Hunt Updated: 5:14 PM CST February 4, 2021
NEWTON, Iowa One person is in serious condition after their home started on fire Sunday morning.
According to the Newton Fire Department, the resident of a home located in the 400 block of West 7th Street North called 911 reporting the fire just before 11:00 AM. Fire crews rescued the person inside the home as soon as they arrived on scene at 11:21 AM.
The resident of the home was flown to Mercy One Des Moines by Mercy Air Transport due to weather conditions and was later flown to the University of Iowa Burn Unit where they remain in serious condition.