The decrease in Covid cases coming in to Prowers Medical Center is corresponding to the latest decrease in the Positivity Test Rate for Prowers County, according to PMC Chief Executive Officer, Karen Bryant. The County is now designated at a Blue Level for cases and the Positivity Rate is currently under 1%, much lower than the standard 5% rating.
Bryant told the Prowers Medical Board of Directors there have been only two Covid cases in the hospital’s emergency room in February and staff has removed the barriers required to maintain a Covid unit on the Medical Surge Board. “The new positivity rate allows us to make adjustments back to our previous normal operating conditions,” she said, adding that new visitation guidelines are being relaxed and are available for the public on the hospital’s website. There were 19 Covid cases in January with 10 being discharged from PMC, six were admitted to the facility and three were transferred. One patient tested positive when they c