Sarah Hoy and Pilar Davis with Coffeyville Regional Medical Center joined KGGF on Friday morning to update the community on information related to Covid-19.

 

Hoy is the Chief Nursing Officer and Davis is the Infection Prevention Nurse with CRMC.

 

Hoy had high praise for the community and those involved with helping out by providing masks and other equipment to the front-line workers in our healthcare facilities.

 

There have been plenty of questions surrounding the availability of test kits within our healthcare facilities and Davis says there are kits available at CRMC but certain criteria needs to be met in order to be tested.

 

Hoy discussed the specific criteria that needs to be met in order to get tested for the virus and the symptoms to look out for. Davis added that shortness of breath and those with anxiety can experience symptoms that can be related to Covid-19. 

 

Not only do healthcare providers have to deal with everything related to Covid-19 but they still also have to deal with other emergencies not related to the virus. Hoy mentions those who are having babies makes it challenging and the numbers around the country for healthcare facilities are down overall.

 

Hoy highlights the many policy changes they have had to make at CRMC during this pandemic. 

 

Davis also mentions that using the Kansas Department of Health and Environment website is a great source to stay up to date with numbers and information. 

 

You can contact the CRMC Covid-19 Clinic if you have any questions related to the virus at 620-688-6566 and provider will be available to provide information.