Infusion therapy keeps virus patients home
Passavant among hospitals using treatment for those with mild to moderate symptoms
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Art Yarnik relaxes in his Staunton home. He was one of 365 people who have already received an infusion therapy for patients with mild or moderate COVID-19 symptoms. Memorial Health System offers the procedure to help keep people from facing hospitalization.Kara Slating | Memorial Health System
Tim Yarnik, his wife and daughter were on their way to an outing in St. Louis and planned to visit his dad, who lives in Staunton, on the way there.
His dad, Art, who’s 87 years old and lives alone, wasn’t acting himself, and his forehead felt warm. They urged him to be tested for COVID-19. Two days later, he tested positive for the virus. His fever was 103 degrees. “We were frightened for him,” Yarnik said.