We’re seeing this strain on hospital capacity across our region, the state and the nation.”īronson said the community can help relieve some pressure by getting vaccinated and remaining vigilant about safety measures to help slow the spread of COVID, including social distancing. “Combine that increase with individuals seeking care for non-COVID-related health issues, and we find ourselves with a health care system that is increasingly under pressure.
“We are currently seeing increasing admissions with unvaccinated, younger and normally healthy patients needing care for COVID-19 alongside older individuals with preexisting conditions who are experiencing breakthrough infection,” Neely said. Hours and services for outpatient clinics and practices currently remain unchanged but may be reduced if staff is needed elsewhere.Įmergency departments will remain open 24/7. Additionally, nurses now are assigned to care for more patients than Bronson’s normal standard, patient documentation requirements for bedside staff are reduced, and visitation policies are subject to change as needed. Orange status means each hospital is consistently at capacity with limited resources - including staff and supplies - and pandemic-related and urgent/emergent care becomes priority, potentially delaying non-urgent care cases. “Moving to a level orange response is the latest in our efforts to address this pandemic head on.”
From strains on staffing to unprecedented changes to long-established supply chains, we have to continuously readjust to our current circumstances,” said Denise Neely, senior vice president and COO Bronson Methodist Hospital and chief nursing officer at Bronson Healthcare. “The COVID-19 pandemic is an event that continues to affect and reshape health care. Bronson hospitals are near the breaking point as COVID-19 hospitalization cases rise in across Michigan.īronson Healthcare said COVID hospitalizations have jumped to levels last seen at the height of the pandemic in November 2020, causing the organization to elevate its surge status from yellow to orange at Bronson Methodist, Bronson Battle Creek and Bronson LakeView hospitals.
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