Good Afternoon,
Congratulations to our entire hospital staff for receiving an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group for the spring 2020 evaluation period. This award comes at a time when health and safety are at the forefront of people’s minds. Natividad is grateful for the community’s continued trust in us and is proud to once again be recognized by The Leapfrog Group for our commitment to protecting our patients while we provide high-quality care at our hospital and clinics. I am very proud of all of your hard work to achieve this recognition. You can read our press release here.
Monterey County Health Officer, Dr. Edward Moreno has issued an updated Shelter-in-Place Order. This Order is effective Monday, May 4, 2020 and will continue through May 31, 2020.
The order eases restrictions on construction and golf courses, and provides clarification on residential transactions including rentals, leases, home sales and vehicle sales; plant nurseries, landscaping and gardening is permitted, as well as drive-in church services. To read the health department's announcement about the revised order, click here. To read the order itself, click here.
Today’s COVID-19 numbers for Natividad are as follows:
623 Patients tested
- 58 Natividad Test
- 0 test pending
- 451 Monterey County Health Department
- 1 MCHD pending
- 140 Independent Lab
- 0 independent pending
- 49 positive patients:
- 42 seen in emergency medical triage tent or ED isolation room. All were fully isolated and sent home under quarantine with care instructions.
- 7 cumulative hospitalized patients.
- 3 current.
- 1 death*.