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LAKELAND, Fla. â COVID-19 hospitalizations are at an all-time high at Lakeland Regional Health, and the majority of the patients are unvaccinated.
âWeâre currently at the highest level of COVID infections in the hospital during the entire pandemic,â said Dr. Daniel Haight, Vice President of Community Health and Medical Director of Infection Prevention at Lakeland Regional Health.
There are 253 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized at Lakeland Regional Health. 22 of those patients are on ventilators.
Doctors are concerned about the number of young people being infected.
âThirtyâs, 40s, 50 years old. Weâre seeing more of them and weâre seeing them having severe trouble breathing. And weâve seen where they really wish theyâve gotten protection,â said Haight.
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LAKELAND, Fla. â Lakeland Regional Health is hosting a weekly job fair called Walk-in Wednesday, and there are various positions the hospital is aggressively recruiting for.
âIncludes our registered nurses, our respiratory therapist. We have a position within the medical center called patient care assistant, patient care associate,â said Scott Dimmick, Lakeland Regional Health Chief Human Resources Officer.
This comes at a time when hospitals across the country are facing a nursing shortage.
âWe have nurses aging out and retiring from the workforce and then COVID kind of exacerbated some of that. So, we are in a very good position staffing-wise, but obviously, everyoneâs kind of feeling the strain,â said April Novotny, Chief Nurse Executive.
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As COVID cases surge, Lakeland Regional again tightens visitation policies
“We have more patients hospitalized right now than we’ve had at any point during the pandemic. So, it’s a real threat,” said Chief Nurse Executive April Novotny. Author: Eric Glasser Updated: 9:18 PM EST January 18, 2021
LAKELAND, Fla. It’s another sign of growing COVID-19 concerns in our region.
On Monday, Lakeland Regional Health announced a new visitation policy limiting the number of people allowed in the hospital.
Administrators say they have no choice. As the number of COVID-19 infections in our community continues to hit all-time highs, they are again, significantly reducing visitation.