Redding hospitals say, it's prepared to take handle a surge in coronavirus cases

As businesses try to get back to normal, coronavirus cases keep climbing.

As businesses try to get back to normal the coronavirus cases keep climbing.

So is that impacting local hospitals?

Action news now reporter ana torrea is live in redding.

Shasta county public health rolled out a "covid 19 alert system".

It measures the overall risk in the county as well as the health care system.

And at last check the county is at three but health careãin the green - is only at a oneãmeaning not a lot of people are hospitalized.

Take so* trt:05 kerri schuette shasta health & human services agency spokesperson i think as things open back up we'll start to see a rise in cases.

Shasta county's had more than 20 cases since thursday.

Hospitals tell action news now they're ready in case the surge continues.

Take so* trt: 12 mark mitchelson shasta regional medical center chief nursing officer even though we are seeing a surge of cases within the county, we will continue to do the screenings of the patients in our hospital and we require the masking of every person that comes thru the hospital shasta regional's chief nursing officer mark mitchelson says they're heavily on securing enough "p-p-e" for its staff at the start of pandemic.

Take so* trt: 04 mark mitchelson shasta regional medical center chief nursing officer we are highly confident that we have enough ppe for the staff if we get a surge of cases mitchelson also says: shasta regional set up isolation rooms for people who test positive for coronavirus.

But the rapid testing kits have really helped.

Take so* trt: 11 mark mitchelson shasta regional medical center chief nursing officer it's been a huge win for us and within in the county because having this capability allows us not to have many rule outs within the hospital that might overwhelm the amount of negative pressure rooms we have ana stand u* trt:09 ana torrea atorreanews shasta regional medical center tells me that it's prepared to handle a surge in cases but i spoke to one business owner who also tells me what this surge mean for her.

Take so* trt: 10 patty nadeau owner of bargain books & more a bookstore isn't like an eatery it takes a while to build your clientele, so yes im hoping we dont have to shutdown again// a $100 a day would help keep my doors open patty nadeau opened her store back in february.

And closed a month later because of the pandemic.

Slowly... customers have been coming back.

But if another shutdown happens?

Take so* trt: 03 patty nadeau owner of bargain books & more i might not make it, if i have to shutdown again i might have to close.

Right now: shasta county public health says its not asking businesses to shut down again but for nadeau... take so* trt: 02 patty nadeau owner of bargain books & more im just taking it a day at a time.

Shasta county public health wants to emphasize wearing a mask in public and limiting everyday activities to help see a rise in cases.

Shasta county's had more than 20 cases since thursday.

Hospitals tell action news now they're ready in case the surge continues.

Take so* trt: 12 mark mitchelson shasta regional medical center chief nursing officer even though we are seeing a surge of cases within the county, we will continue to do the screenings of the patients in our hospital and we require the masking of every person that comes thru the hospital shasta regional's chief nursing officer mark mitchelson says they're heavily on securing enough "p-p-e" for its staff at the start of pandemic.

Take so* trt: 04 mark mitchelson shasta regional medical center chief nursing officer we are highly confident that we have enough ppe r :0 -e ve shut but for nadeau.

Trt: 02 patty nadea own books & mor im j day shasta county public health wants to emphasize wearing a mask in public and limiting everyday activities to help reduce the spread.

Reporting live in redding, ana torrea, action news now coverage you can count on action news now also checked in with mercy medical hospital: they tell us they're also prepared to handle a surge of coronavirus cases.

And that it's well stocked on "p-p- e".

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