A local woman was separated from her new baby while awaiting COVID-19 test results.
TO MORE THAN 300-THOUSAND TESTS PERWEEK.THE WAIT FOR TESTRESULTS LED ONE LOCALWOMAN TO BE SEPARATEDFROM HER NEWBORN INTHE HOSPITAL FOR DAYSWAITING FOR AN ANSWER.IN A STORY YOU'LL SEEONLY ON 41 ACTION NEWS-- THE FAMILY TOLDLINDSAY SHIVELY ABOUTTHAT EXCRUCIATING WAIT."I'm getting ready to finallybring my baby home from thehospital."VERONICA BATTON SAYSSHE SPENT AN AGONIZINGFOUR DAYS SEPARATEDFROM HER NEWBORNBABYSO I SAW HER AND FELTHER ON MY CHEST FORLIKE MAYBE THREE TO FIVESECONDS"this has been completelydevastating"SHE WAS WAITING FORHER COVID19 TESTRESULTS - STILL WAITINGWHEN THEY WERE BOTHRELEASED FROM THEHOSPITAL MONDAY..MICHAELAND THEN TEN MINUTESAFTER WE GET HOME - WEFINALLY GET OUR RESULT.NEGATIVE.
SO EVERYONEIS HEALTHY.WE ARE GREAT NOW THATWE'RE ALL TOGETHER.BATTON SAYS she EMAILEDHER DOCTOR BECAUSESHE HAD A COUGH --AND THEN GOT THE TEST.BUT DIDN'T GET RESULTSFOR A FULL WEEK.SHE STILL DIDN'T HAVETHEM WHEN SHEDELIVERED HER BABY OFRIDAY AT ST.
LUKE'S EASTHOSPITAL.its a big problem, causes a lotof frustration.um on multiple levels.THE DIRECTOR OFINFECTION PREVENTIONFOR ST.
LUKE'S SAYS THEYUSE A THIRD PARTY LABPROCESSING A GROWINGNUMBER OF TESTS.BOOS SAYS ST.
LUKESFOLLOWS CDC GUIDELINESTO PROTECT THENEWBORN AND OTHERPATIENTS.we are very sensitive to newmoms and babies.we have to sometimes maketough decisionsthat as a result of some of theother delays in the system thatwe don't have control overAMAZING AND LIKE ALL THESTRESS IS GONE.I DON'T HAVE TO WEAR AMASK.BATTON WANTS TO KNOWHOW TESTS AREPRIORITIZED, SOMETHINGBOOS DOESN'T KNOWEITHER.BUT BATTON IS GRATEFULFOR THE STAFF WHO SHESAYS EVEN FACETIMEDWITH THEM FROM THENURSERY -ITS A VERY SERIOUSILLNESS, I UNDERSTANDLOTS OF PEOLE HAVEDIED, I UNDERSTAND WHYTHEY'RE DOING WHaTTHEY'RE DOING.BUT SHE HATES THETHOUGHT OF ANOTHERFAMILY GOING THROUGHTHIS.I WAS JUST IMAGINIHOLDING HER ON ONESIDE AND MY SON ON THEOTHER AND IT WAS LIKETHE ONLY THING THATJUST KEPT ME GOING.SO THIS IS LIKE A DREAMCOME TRUE.LINDSAY SHVE
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