Providence closes a hospital unit after major COVID-19 outbreak infects 49
Updated Jan 09, 2021;
Posted Jan 08, 2021
Another COVID19 outbreak has hit Providence Portland Medical Center. LC- ZGF Architects/Pete EckertLC- ZGF Architects/Pete Eckert
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Providence Health & Services has shut down a unit of its Northeast Portland hospital after a major COVID-19 outbreak that has led to 49 staffers and patients contracting the virus.
The outbreak, the largest to date at a metro-area hospital in the Portland area, is believed to have begun around Dec. 20 and was centered in the hospital’s 4-k unit. That is not a a COVID unit, but rather treats patients who are stable but in need of ongoing, intense care, like stroke and traumatic brain injury victims.
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