Good afternoon,
Happy Hospital Week, everyone. We are very thankful for you all. I’ve attached this week’s Huddles as a reminder of the events going on to celebrate you, including two virtual contents you are invited to enter. I hope you enjoy this week’s cafeteria menu and seeing our ad in our local newspapers:
In Monterey County, there have been 277 confirmed cases of COVID-19. As of this morning, Natividad’s COVID-19 test and hospitalization information is as follows:
898 Patients tested
- 344 Natividad Test
- 0 test pending
- 455 Monterey County Health Department
- 0 MCHD pending
- 140 Independent Lab
- 0 independent pending
- 74 positive patients:
- 64 seen in emergency medical triage tent or ED isolation room. All were fully isolated and sent home under quarantine with care instructions.
- 10 cumulative hospitalized patients.
- 5 currently hospitalized; all in Isolation Unit.
- 1 death.
If you are interested in getting tested, you are prioritized as an essential health care worker at the new OptumServe testing sites. For more information, visit www.mtyhd.org/COVID19.
Cassie Caldera, Supervisor Nurse, Emergency Department, is participating in this Wednesday’s Monterey County media briefing; which the public can view on YouTube. The regular schedule for these briefings is Monday, Wednesday and Friday at noon. The briefing is live streamed on the Monterey County Government Channel YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNLi099wf8EsMZR3YyeIjQg.
Thank you for all that you do,