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COLUMBUS, Ind. - The "Rock the Block Party and Dance Show," a free community event offered as part of the grand opening weekend of the 2023 Exhibit Co...
COLUMBUS, Ind. - The City of Columbus - Bartholomew County Planning Department and Columbus Regional Health (CRH), invite the public to attend an upco...
Pandemic Christmas: Health officials concerned about a potential ‘surge on top of a surge’ after holidays State and local health officials are expressing concern that Indiana could see “a surge on top of a surge” as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in much of the state, including Bartholomew County, remain high heading into Christmas and New Year’s. Chief among their concerns is that people will let their guards down and defy appeals to not travel, avoid large gatherings, wear masks and maintain physical distance, which could ultimately contribute to a repeat of the autumn surge,...
COVID-19 BEDS: Federal data show pandemic’s impact on Indiana hospitals Data released by the federal government this week painted a more detailed picture of the toll that the pandemic has been taking on thousands of individual hospitals in the U.S. — including Columbus Regional Hospital, where the increase in the share of beds filled with COVID-19 patients has been among the highest in the state over the past three months. Records from the Department of Health and Human Services show that, on average, the percentage of beds at CRH occupied by COVID-19 patients has more than quadrupled sin...
Smooth start for COVID-19 shots COVID-19 vaccinations for health care workers in Bartholomew County and the surrounding area got off to a quick start on Friday as more and more hospitals across the country join the largest vaccination effort in U.S. history. As of 3 p.m. on Friday, a total of 120 health care workers had received their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a regional clinic operated by Columbus Regional Health, the hospital said. Hospital officials expected to vaccinate a total of 240 health care workers by the end of the day, said CRH spokeswoman Kelsey DeClue...