Local hospitals see decrease in patient visits

Local hospitals see decrease in patient visits

I WOULD SAY IS ADETRIMENTS .

IS PEOPLE AREAFRAID TO COME TO THE ER TOCHECK FOR THE THINGS THEY SHOULDLIKE HEART ATTACKSAND STROKES AND OTHERINFECTIONS." DR. RONALDREYNOSO, CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER,ADVENTIST BAKERSFIELD ANDTEHACHAPIDOCTOR REYNOSO THE CHIEF MEDICALOFFICER OF ADVENTISTHEALTH BAKERSFIELD AND TEHACHAPISAYS PEOPLESHOULDN'T BE AFRAID TO VISITTHEIR HOSPITALS.

CDC AND KERNCOUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDELINESARE BEING FOLLOWED,STAFF ARE BEING SCREENED FORCOVID 19 SYMPTOMS,VISITORS ARE NOT ALLOWED, PLUSTHERE'S A SEPARATE FLOORAND EMERGENCY ROOM AREAS FORPATIENTS WHO MAY HAVE COVID-19.REYNOSO WARNS DELAYING CARECOULD POSSIBLY DECREASEPATIENT RECOVERY AND INCREASERISK IN MORTALITY.SOT: "WE ARE REALLY WORRIEDABOUT HEART ATTACK ANDSTROKES BECAUSE WE UNDERSTANDTHAT IF YOU DON'TINTERVENE IN TIME THEN THEDAMAGE AND THE CONSEQUENCEARE HIGHER." DOCTOR REYNOSO THECHIEF MEDICAL OFFICEROF ADVENTIST HEALTH BAKERSFIELDAND TEHACHAPICHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER RUSSELLJUDD OF KERN MEDICAL SAYSTHEIR EMERGENCY ROOMS IS ALSOSEEING ADECREASE IN PATIENTS WHICH HESAYS IS A CONCERN."I THINK ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY WEAS HEALTH CARE PROVIDERSARE CONCERNED PEOPLE ARE PUTTINGTHEMSELVES ATRISK OUT OF FEAR OF CATCHINGCOVID." CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICERRUSSELL JUDD OF KERN MEDICALJUDD SAYS DURING THE INITIALOUTBREAK THERE WAS ANIMMENSE AMOUNT OF INFORMATIONFROM A COUNTY AND STATE LEVELTO NOT GO TO DOCTORS' OFFICES ORHOSPITALS...BUTSINCE THEN HE SAYS PATIENTS NEEDTO KNOW THAT POLICIESAND PROTECTION MEASURES HAVEBEEN PUT IN PLACE, PATIENTSSHOULD FEEL SAFE WHEN SEEKINGMEDICAL ATTENTION.

THEYSHOULDN'T STAY HOME AND SELFDIAGNOSIS.SOT: "DO NOT DELAY CARE OUT OFFEAR OF GETTING COVID.THE CHANCE OF YOU GETTING COVIDAT A HOSPITAL IS VERY SMALLBECAUSE WE ARE PROTECTING YOU.WE HAVESYSTEMS IN PLACE TO KEEP YOUSAFE, WE HAVE DIFFERENTENTRANCES, WE SCREEN ANYBODYWHO'S POTENTIALLYPOSITIVE.

YOU HAVE A GREATERRISK OF MISSING ANOTHERMEDICAL CONDITION THAN YOU DO OFGETTING COVID.