Banner UMC says they are ready for a potential surge of COVID19 cases

Banner UMC says they are ready for a potential surge of COVID19 cases

U-M-C.

THE HOSPITAL SAYS --IT'S READY FOR A SURGE INCASES -- IF IT HAPPENS.

BUTTHAT CAN CHANGE OVERNIGHT.NINE ON YOUR SIDE'S LUZDELIACABALLERO REPORTS ON -- HOW(EVERYONE CAN DO THEIR PART --TO HELP.ON CAM FOLKS AT BANNERHEALTHCARE SAY THEY AREREADY-- BUT NEED YOUR HELP TOKEEP IT THAT WAY.

WE JUST NEEDTO REALIZE THAT COVID19 IS NOTGOING TO GO AWAY.

GORDON CARR,WITH BANNER HEALTHCARE, SAYSARIZONA AND TUCSON HAVE SEENAN INCREASE IN COVID19 CASES.GOING BACK ABOUT 10 TO 14 DAYSAND THIS IS TRANSLATING ININCREASED DEMAND FORHEALTHCARE SERVICES.

BUT CARRSAYS THEYRE READY FOR APOTENTIAL SURGE.

WE ARE MAKINGSURE THAT WE HAVE THE STAFF,THE STRUCTURE AND THEEQUIPMENT AVAILABLE TO US TOMEET THE NEED OF OUR COMMUNITYDURING THIS VERY UNPRECEDENTEDTIME.

BANNER ACTIVATED ANEMERGENCY PLAN BACK IN MARCHAND THERE ARE PLANS IN PLACETO PROVIDE SURGE CAPACITYWEVE SET UP A SURGE LINEWHERE HOSPITALS ACROSS THESTATE IF THEYRE OVERWHELMEDCAN REACH OUT TO ANY OTHERHOSPITAL IN THE STATE TO SHARERESOURCES OR TO SEND PATIENTSTO OTHER PLACES THAT MIGHTHAVE AVAILABILITY.

HE SAYSTHEY ALSO HAVE ENOUGHVENTILATORS, MEDICATIONS, ANDPERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.HERES HIS MESSAGE TO THEPUBLIC TO KEEP THEIR SUPPLY INTHE GREEN.

TO NOT LET THEIRGUARD DOWN.

SO THATS THINGSLIKE AVOIDING LARGEGATHERINGS, WEARING A MASK,WASHING OUR HANDS, STAYINGHOME IF WERE NOT FEELINGWELL, NOT TOUCHING OUR FACE.AND EVEN THOUGH AS OF NOWBANNER IS ABLE TO MEET THEHEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THECOMMUNITY, CARR URGES PEOPLETO KEEP IN MIND THIS CANPOTENTIALLY CHANGE OVERNIGHT.IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THEPANDEMIC COULD CONTINUE TOGROW AND IT COULD VERY EASILYGET TO A POINT WHERE THEHEALTHCARE SYSTEM COULD BEOVERWHELMED.

LUZDELIACABALLERO, KGUN9 ON YOUR SIDE.A NEW STUDY REVEALS -- STAYINGHOME DURING THE PANDEMIC -