163 patients total in system, 5 at Cox Monett
The CoxHealth Hospital system is aiming to grow its COVID-19 care capacity, as it is reaching a record level of in-patients as the Delta variant of the virus rages through southwest Missouri.
Steve Edwards, president and CEO of CoxHealth, said as of Thursday, the system housed 163 patients with COVID, five of whom are at Cox Monett Hospital.
We are approaching a record number, he said. At one point in January, I think we had about 170, but we finished that day with about 159. We have had 26 deaths in the last seven days, through Wednesday, and 526 total patients lost at Cox. We do not think the Delta wave has peaked. We are anticipating having about 180 patients by next week and 230 by August.
Mom of Toddler Who Died After Missouri Clinic Visit Awarded $1.8M July 6, 2021
The family of a toddler who died just three hours after being misdiagnosed at a Branson, Mo., urgent care clinic is receiving $1.8 million in damages.
Jurors in Taney County recently awarded Kassie Mcatee nearly $3.2 million in damages in the June 2017 death of her 1-year-old son, Kyler George. But a judge reduced the amount because of a Missouri law that puts a fixed hard cap on medical malpractice damages, KOLR reports.
“This is a daily hell that I live, because somebody didn’t take the time to do their job,” Mcatee said.
BRANSON, Mo. (AP) – The family of a toddler who died just three hours after being misdiagnosed at a Branson urgent care clinic is receiving $1.8 million in damages.
Jurors in Taney County recently awarded Kassie Mcatee nearly $3.2 million in damages in the June 2017 death of her 1-year-old son, Kyler George. But a judge reduced the amount because of a Missouri law that puts a fixed hard cap on medical malpractice damages, KOLR reports.
“This is a daily hell that I live, because somebody didn’t take the time to do their job,” Mcatee said.
According to a news release, Kyler was pale and lethargic when Mcatee brought him to the Urgent Care at CoxHealth Hospital Branson. He was diagnosed with an ear infection, sent home and died three hours later.