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Tim Putnam operates a small hospital in rural Indiana. In March 2020, the 25-bed facility got hit very hard by COVID-19.
“We had more cases
per capita in our region than, I believe, anywhere,” said Putnam, head of Margaret Mary Health. “We were equal to New York City.”
At the worst point of the pandemic, Putnam’s employees were caring for 40 patients. One of the hospital’s biggest struggles was trying to effectively treat a flood of long-term patients.
Many local community members came forward to do what they could to help. Some donated or made face coverings for health care workers. A local dealer of
AJ Taylor2 hours agoLast Updated: April 21, 2021
Three student teams representing North Iowa Area Community College competed at the regional level in The Pappajohn Student Entrepreneurial Venture Competition held at NIACC on April 12, 2021. Jillian Enke and Paige Rolling (Clear Lake Connected) Preston Kyles (Team Dream Chasers Basketball Academy), and McKelary Robertson (Unheard Voices Clothing) pitched their business ideas to panel members, Candi Karsjens, Pappajohn Center Innovation & Acceleration Director and Tim Putnam, Pappajohn Center Director. Students submitted executive summaries using the one-page Business Model Canvas format and financial projections and were judged on the concept and viability of their business ideas.
Clear Lake Connected and Team Dream Chasers Basketball Academy were awarded $500 as regional winners. Robertson of Unheard Voices Clothing was selected to move on to the state competition on April 28, 2021, and will compete with students from Iowa State
Tim Putnam runs a 25-bed hospital in rural southeastern Indiana that got hit hard by COVID-19. We were slammed in March of 2020. We had more cases per capita in our region than, I believe, anywhere. We were equal to New York City, says Putnam, CEO of Margaret Mary Health. We were just unlucky. We had a few people that were positive that went to large events in the region, and we started getting a lot of people coming in here.
At the peak of the pandemic, Putnam s staff was caring for 40 inpatients. Considerations to relocate COVID-19 patients to stadiums or conference centers were dismissed as impractical. The community donated or made masks for health care workers. The local RV dealer even offered up his recreational vehicles for staff to sleep in or as mobile clinics. Several hospital staffers got sick, but they all recovered.
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