Two lives saved at McDonough District Hospital
By Patrick Stout
Voice Correspondent
MACOMB The McDonough District Hospital Board of Directors heard Thursday about the efforts of Dr. Nicholas Viyuoh, Dr. James Lee, and Dr. Shea Trost in saving the lives of a mother and child.
Hospital CEO Brian Dietz related the story to the board. He said it was confirmed by Chief Medical Officer Ed Card and by Hospitalist Director Jack McPherson.
Dietz also reported hearing many compliments this week from McDonough County Board Chairman Scott Schwerer, other county board members and elected county officers about MDH service and capabilities. It was pretty touching to hear those comments, he said.
Listen to the radio story, which features brief interviews with Wanda Foster and Raeva Farris
Farris urged people to take advantage of the Illinois Department of Public Health s free COVID-19 testing offered in Macomb on Monday, December 21; Wednesday, December 30; and Saturday, January 2. The testing will be done in Q lot on the Western Illinois University campus from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day.
Farris said she can see a light at the end of the tunnel for the pandemic. But she said we are not out of the woods yet. It will only get better when everybody takes part and follows what the CDC and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) recommend, she said. We all have to cooperate and work together.