Kootenai Health pauses elective surgeries amid influx of COVID-19 patients
Kootenai Health said in a Facebook post on Wednesday that it reached a new high of 87 COVID-19 inpatients earlier in the week.
Author: Megan Carroll
Updated: 6:53 PM PST December 21, 2020
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — Kootenai Health is pausing elective surgeries through Jan. 10 amid record numbers of COVID-19 hospitalizations.
KREM reported on Monday, Dec. 10 that the hospital in Coeur d'Alene was treating a record 76 COVID-19 inpatients. Kootenai Health said in a Facebook post on Wednesday that it reached a new high of 87 inpatients earlier in the week.
As of Monday, Dec. 21, Kootenai Health is reporting 86 COVID-19 inpatients at the hospital, with 30 of them requiring critical care.