Saint Luke s East Hospital recently has been operating beyond its intensive care unit capacity.
A handful of local hospitals has been running out of intensive care unit beds to treat additional patients.
Since mid-November, a coronavirus surge has sent an average of roughly 180 patients with COVID-19 to Kansas City area hospitals each day.
Though COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have declined slightly from their peaks in November and December, data show that many hospitals are continuing to operate at or near their intensive care capacity.
The “high plateau” of cases that has persisted for weeks has left hospitals straining, according to infectious disease specialist Dr. Dana Hawkinson, who spoke about capacity at the University of Kansas Health System s daily briefing on Thursday.
KANSAS CITY METRO (KCTV) As COVID-19 continues to strain resources in the Kansas City area, infection and hospitalization rates remain high. And several area hospitals are running out of room.
Those local hospitals reported earlier this week a shift in resources to coronavirus patients say they are no longer taking transfers because of a lack of capacity. Those facilities include Overland Park Regional Medical Center, St. Luke s South, Lawrence Memorial Hospital and Menorah Medical Center, according to the Kansas Healthcare Regional Report.
HCA Midwest said they are no accepting transfers as of Wednesday afternoon:Â
âHCA Midwest Healthâs seven area hospitals currently have capacity and are accepting transfers and admissions. Notably, both Overland Park Regional Medical Center, and Menorah Medical Center have ICU beds available for our community and rural health partners.  With the holidays approaching, we urge the community to continue to take every preca
JOHNSON COUNTY, KS COVID-19 vaccine doses continue to roll into the Kansas City metro area and the hospitals that serve it.
Children s Mercy Hospital Kansas in Overland Park, Olathe Health, AdventHealth Shawnee Mission, Menorah Medical Center and Overland Park Regional Medical Center received the vaccine on Wednesday.
This year has been difficult for healthcare workers who are often relying on cell phones and I-pads to help COVID-19 patients stay in touch with their families. âWe are tired. We are stressed and weâd love for this to come to an end,â ICU Charge Nurse Menorah Medical Center Julie Christopher said. âThis is that first step.â
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