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BELOIT â Even as COVID-19 hospitalizations in Beloit remain well below record levels, overall inpatient admissions at Beloit Memorial Hospital remain high as new staff come on board to handle the surge, according to Beloit Health System CEO Tim McKevett.
McKevett said as of Friday the health systemâs COVID-19 unit had 18 inpatient admissions with four patients on ventilators. Fridayâs figure is down from the hospitalâs record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations (31) from two weeks ago.
But the overall activity of Beloit Memorial Hospital pushed the health system to hire around 30 additional staff members in various departments, from nursing to general support staff.
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BELOIT â The first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are set to arrive in Rock County this week, as health systems in the Stateline Area continue to prepare to inoculate frontline health workers.
Beloit Health System CEO Tim McKevett said Monday the health system does not yet have a date as to when the first doses will arrive for health care workers, but noted that an internal administration site had been set up at Beloit Memorial Hospital. The health system has taken steps to develop a vaccine distribution plan for staff as vaccines become available.
SSM Health expects to receive its first shipments of vaccine this week, according to SSM Health St. Maryâs HospitalâJanesville spokesperson Erica Mathis.
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