A local hospital group pleading with the public today to get vaccinated. Officials at Penn Highlands Healthcare say the covid pandemic is surging again, putting
A local hospital group pleading with the public today to get vaccinated. Officials at Penn Highlands Healthcare say the covid pandemic is surging again, putting
Penn Highlands Update 8:10 pm
As more Pennsylvanians continue to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Penn Highlands officials said they’ve been able to reduce some of their operations.
“As more people get vaccines within our service area we have been able to decrease some of our COVID operations by reducing hours or actually shutting things down such as our inpatient COVID-units,” said Megan Bussard, Assistant Vice President of Penn Highland’s Physician Network.
Bussard said Penn Highlands currently has seven positive COVID-19 patients on the inpatient side of their health system.
She said these numbers are great compared to the spike in December where they had 80 COVID-19 hospitalizations and in April with 30.
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Tony nominee returns to Asolo Rep
Asolo Repertory Theatre is welcoming back audiences for a weekend of outdoor concerts by two-time Tony nominee Laura Osnes, who made her Sarasota debut in the pre-Broadway run of “Bonnie & Clyde” in 2010. She also starred on Broadway in “Grease,” “Cinderella,” “South Pacific” and “Bandstand.” Osnes, who was seen in the recent Hallmark Channel movie “A Royal Holiday,” plans to perform some of her favorite theater music and songs from the shows in which she has appeared. Concerts are at 7 p.m . Friday and Saturday at Asolo Rep’s Terrace Theatre, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail. Seating will follow social distancing guidelines, temperatures will be taken and masks are required. For ticket information: asolorep.org
DuBOIS â As of Monday, there are 80 patients with COVID-19 throughout Penn Highlands Healthcareâs six-hospital health system.
âSince the start of the pandemic, we have had less than 20 COVID-19 deaths across the health system,â Dr. Shaun Sheehan, medical director of emergency medicine and COVID-19 task force leader, said during Tuesdayâs media teleconference.
Sheehan noted that itâs important for the public to keep an eye on the Pennsylvania Department of Healthâs statistic dashboard to have a better idea of what hospitals and an area currently looks like.
Sheehan was asked by the media to clarify some of the misconceptions surrounding COVID-19-related deaths and comorbidities (medical conditions).