By Liv Osby
Representatives of five Upstate hospitals joined together
Monday to plead with the public to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus
as the pandemic continues to surge in the region.
Hospitalizations have doubled in recent weeks, they said,
and with Christmas and New Year’s still ahead, they fear they will be
overwhelmed.
“We’re at that point where our hospitals are full and it’s
straining our capacity to provide care to patients, Covid and non-Covid,” said
Dr. Marcus Blackstone, chief clinical officer for Bon Secours St. Francis -
Greenville.
“We’ve all already extended our ability to increase bed
By Liv Osby
The first doses of Covid-19 vaccine were being administered in
Greenville County and at Lexington Medical Center on Tuesday amid a background of rising cases and
hospitalizations that are straining hospital resources.
Dr. Saria Saccocio, ambulatory chief medical officer and
leader of the Covid-19 Vaccination Task Force with Prisma Health, said the
hospital system was approved for nearly 10,000 doses in the initial
distribution, and that vaccinations were to start Tuesday morning.
“We are thrilled,” she said during a forum on the vaccine
hosted by the Greenville Chamber of Commerce for community leaders.
“We can’t wait to give the shot in the arms of our health
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