Curbside Healthcare

REPORTS....NATIONALLY, LOCALLY....HOSPITALS CROWDEDAND HEALTH CAREPROFESSIONALS,OVERWORKEDDEALING WITH COVID19.THIS HAD LED TOMANY PATIENTS NOTSEEKING TREATMENTFOR OTHERILLNESSES.OUR 3 NEWS NOW,REPORTER, DANIELLEDAVIS JOINS US FROMHER HOME ON WHATOTHER MEDICALCENTERS ARE DOINGTO GET PEOPLE TOSEEK HELP.COURTNEY, BECAUSEWE ARE DEALINGWITH THE CORONAVIRUS, BEINGOVERLOOKED ARETHE PEOPLE WHO ARESTILL HAVING TO DEALWITH HEART ATTACKS,STROKES, ASMTHA....THEY'VE EVENSTOPPED GOING INFOR ROUTINECHECK-UPS...THIS HAS DR'SWORRIED ANDDRIVING BUSINESS INA NEW DIRECTION.EMPTY LOBBIES......EXAM ROOMS...CAUSING SOMEHEALTH CAREFACILITIES LIKEMIDWEST REGIONALHEALTH SERVICES TOLAY -OFF WORKERSAND REEVALUATETHEIR PATIENT CARE.AKHILA GULI, PATIENT,MIDWEST REGIONALHEALTH SERVICES "IDID FEEL A BITCONCERNED ABOUTGOING INSIDE.I ASKED IF THEY HADSOME OTHERFACILITIES LIKECURBSIDE THESEDAYS AS WE AREGETTING CURBSIDEPICK-UP FORGROCERIES SANDSTUFF LIKE THAT.PATIENTS, DRIVE UP,GET SCREENED ANDHEAD OVER TOCURBSIDE MEDICALCARE SERVICE.DR.MARGE BESENIUS,FAMILY PRACTICE,MIDWEST REGIONALHEALTH SERVICES"WE CAN STILL HAVETHE SAMERESOURCES TOCHECK VITALS, AND ASA PHYSICIAN WE CANEXAMINE THEM.THIS IS GOOD CAREFOR THEM, WE HAVENO CONCERNS ATALL." MIDWESTREGIONAL SAW CLOSETO A 60 PERCENTDECREASE INPATIENTS.PATIENTSCONCERNED ABOUTGOING INSIDE ANDCOMING INTOCONTACT WITHOTHERS ARE HAPPYABOUT THE CURBSIDESERVICE.LISA LEGENDRE,PATIENT, MIDWESTREGIONAL HEALTHSERVICES "I THINKTHIS IS AWESOME, IWAS ANTICIPATINGSOMETHINGDIFFERENT BUT I AMREALLYCOMFORTABLE WITHTHIS." AKHILA GULI,PATIENT, MIDWESTREGIONAL HEALTHSERVICES "I GET THESAME ATTENTION,THIS IS GREAT."ALONG WITHCURBSIDE SERVICE,THE MEDICAL CENTERALSO OFFERS TELE-HEALTH.SO IF YOU NEED TOGO TO THE DOCTOR,NOT ALL FACILITIESARE DEALING WITHCORONA VIRUS.THEY DO HAVE THETIME, SPACE ANDRESOURCES TO TAKECARE OF YOURILLNESS.DANIELLE DAVIS, 3