The University of Kansas Health System is treating 78 total COVID patients today, up from 75 yesterday. Other significant numbers:
- 14 with the active virus today, 13 yesterday
- 2 in ICU, 1 yesterday
- 0 on ventilators, 0 yesterday
- 64 hospitalized but out of acute infection phase, 62 yesterday
Key points from today’s guests:
Rachel Pepper, chief nursing officer, Kansas City Division, The University of Kansas Health System
- The pandemic forced many people to delay care. Now they’re making up for it and operating rooms are jam packed
- Health system expansion has created more nursing opportunities
- Nurses are valued and vital part of whole care team
- Holding first in-person job fair in two years
Gail Schuetz, assistant chief nursing officer for Inpatient and Emergency Services
- Highlighted two operating room nurses who made their high school career dreams come true at the health system
- A love of science and math helps in a nursing career
- Those who can think on their feet, be adaptable and are team players do best
- Recalled story of a patient with no family who came to surgery with her dog because there was no family to care for her pet. Explained how nurses banded together to care for both dog and patient while the woman recovered.
Dr. Dana Hawkinson, medical director, Infection Prevention and Control
- Number of COVID-recovering patients still high because many of those patients were here for other reasons
- FDA and CDC will be meeting soon to discuss need for more COVID booster shots
Wednesday, March 23 at 8:00 a.m. is the next Open Mics With Dr. Stites. Brain fog is one of the most common symptoms of long haul COVID patients, and now there’s a new treatment. You’ll meet an area pediatrician struggling to cut through his brain fog after catching a mild case of COVID two years ago.
ATTENTION: media procedure for joining:
Zoom link: https://kumc-ois.zoom.us/j/7828978628
Telephone Zoom link: 1-312-626-6799, meeting ID: 782 897 8628
TVU Grid link: UoK_Health_SDI
Restream links: Facebook.com/kuhospital
YouTube.com/kuhospital
Send advance questions to medicalnewsnetwork@kumc.edu.
