Clinton, Ill.-based Warner Hospital & Health Services is spending $2.3 million of its fiscal 2024 budget to upgrade its EHR system, The Clinton Journal reported April 26.
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Many rural areas avoided the worst of the pandemic in its early stages. Now, it seems the coronavirus is everywhere, straining hospitals that have fewer resources to address an ongoing health crisis.
Hospitals with fewer beds fill quickly during a pandemic. On Thursday, nearly half of the patients hospitalized at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln were COVID-19 patients. It was soon apparent in talking with Dr. William Lytollis how busy they are. As he spoke, a medical alert blared through the speakers overhead.
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital CEO Dolan Dalpoas said his staff has been versatile in taking on added jobs to cover for coworkers sidelined by COVID.