Omicron strains Sioux Falls hospital capacity, COVID testing
As active cases rise across South Dakota, that's putting a strain on COVID-19 testing in Sioux Falls.
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As active cases rise across South Dakota, that's putting a strain on COVID-19 testing in Sioux Falls.
While Sanford Health continues to treat non-COVID-19 patients with non-urgent conditions at its Sioux Falls hospital, Avera Health is pushing any non-urgent procedures, especially those requiring an overnight stay, to the spring to make room for the surge in COVID-19 patients.
The fast moving variant has swept around the world, with the first omicron case in the United States reported on Dec. 1.
Today's (Dec. 17, 2021) update from the South Dakota Department of Health shows there are around 250 (254) Sou...
South Dakota’s largest hospital system warned on Wednesday that they were nervous and delayed medical services as the state’s hospitals were crowded with the