RICHMOND — A day after announcing a pause on elective surgeries, Reid Health is announcing the reinstatement of the hospital’s surge plan as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rise.
In a update posted to the health network’s website, officials said Covid cases have risen quickly and led the hospital to “find itself on critical bed status.”
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To help make the move work, health officials have relocated outpatient IV and infusion therapy to the hospital’s Lingle Hall.
Hospital officials said some non-Covid patients with lower acuity or are nearing discharge to temporary areas. This move was said to make more inpatient containment spaces for incoming Covid patients.
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As of Thursday, the hospital currently has 69 patients in containment areas. There are currently 13 COVID-19 patients in the ICU and 11 are on ventilators. The hospital said there were 20 suspected COVID-19 admissions in the past 24 hours.