Thursday, July 29, 2021
At least one hospital in Northwest Arkansas is making changes in light of the increasing number of COVID-19 infections in the region and across the state, while another is continuing on the same path chosen last April.
In a news release issued last week, Birch Wright, the chief operating officer and administrator for Fayetteville-based Washington Regional Medical System, said the healthcare system would be moving to Phase 2 of its COVID-19 Surge Plan.
This allows us to temporarily reassign some of our hospital and clinic team members to assist in areas of most critical need in the hospital, Wright said. It also allows us to move to a team-based nursing approach where primary nurses have support from secondary nurses for non-specialized tasks. These actions will allow us to expand our capacity, making it possible for us to care for an increased number of COVID and non-COVID patients.
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Researchers say virus surge a raging forest fire in Arkansas
Public health researchers on Tuesday called the rapid rise in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in Arkansas a raging forest fire, and the state s top health official warned that he expects significant outbreaks in schools.
by Associated Press
Jul. 20 2021 @ 9:22pm
LITTLE ROCK Public health researchers on Tuesday called the rapid rise in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in Arkansas a raging forest fire, and the state s top health official warned that he expects significant outbreaks in schools.
The model by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health projected a daily average of 1,039 new cases over the next week. The model also predicted an average increase of 169 new cases per day in children under the age of 17.
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Hear KUAR s Michael Hibblen speaking with Dr. Ben Amick, associate dean for research at the UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, about Tuesday s report.
Lines of cars with people being tested for COVID-19 stream through a garage at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences on July 13, 2020.
Credit Michael Hibblen / KUAR News
Public health researchers on Tuesday called the rapid rise in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in Arkansas a “raging forest fire,” and the state’s top health official warned that he expects significant outbreaks in schools.
The model report by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health projected a daily average of 1,039 new cases over the next week. The model also predicted an average increase of 169 new cases per day in children under the age of 17.