Doctors, hospitals asking community to get COVID tested elsewhere
A trend is developing inside Lexington’s hospitals, and it’s adding to an already taxing workload for hospital staff members.
Source: lex18.com
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Lexington hospitals overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients
Lexington hospitals are struggling as the Omicron variant causes a surge of COVID-19 infections. WUKY's Arlo Barnette reports.
Source: wuky.org
People seeking routine COVID tests clog Kentucky emergency rooms
COVID-19 hospitalization numbers at all three of Louisville's major hospitals and many hospitals across the state have risen over the past week.
Source: courier-journal.com
Staffing and treatment shortages, burnout: Kentucky healthcare workers talk Omicron surge
The Omicron variant, while less virulent, is highly contagious, and it's overwhelming Kentucky healthcare facilities. Last week, Kentucky's COVID-19 positivity rate was the highest ever, with 56,603 reported new cases.
Source: wtvq.com
Five Baptist Health Lexington employees receive COVID-19 vaccine on Monday
Five Baptist Health Lexington employees receive COVID-19 vaccine on Monday and last updated 2020-12-15 00:55:15-05 LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) â Five employees of Baptist Health Lexington received the initial dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Monday. Yuli Vallaran (intensivist), Linda Sherlock (housekeeper), Mark Spanier (Medical Doctor), Sharon Shireman (ED Patient Care Technician) and one other employee received the vaccination early on Monday afternoon. The five employees received the first dose of the vaccine roughly five hours after the shipment arrived to the hospital's l...
Source: lex18.com