Goshen Health Gives Update On COVID-19 Increases
July 27, 2020 at 11:00 p.m.
By Staff Report-
Testing: 10,667 tests completed; 1,376 positive test results (overall positivity rate of 13.6%); 8,723 negative test results; 521 outstanding test results.
Hospitalizations: 188 hospital admissions, 176 hospital discharges, 18 confirmed COVID-19 positive related mortalities.
“Lots of patients are coming through COVID-19 without being very sick, but we have had 18 deaths so far at our hospital (70 in our county) and even one death is difficult for that patient’s friends and family,” said Dr. Dan Nafziger, Goshen Hospital chief medical officer and infectious disease specialist. “We are grateful to everyone in the community who continues to take all the recommended precautions – physical distancing, wearing masks, handwashing and staying home when sick. When you keep yourself from getting infected, you are preventing harm to others, especially those closest to you.”
Goshen Health is a community-owned, nonprofit healthcare organization committed to improving the health of its communities, according to a news release provided. To live out the organization’s mission, colleagues practice compassion, accountability, respect and excellence in every endeavor. The health system includes 35 locations across four counties with specialized cancer care; heart and vascular care; and a physician’s network with primary and specialty care.
For more information about Goshen Health, contact Liz Fisher at 574-364-2776, [email protected] or visit www.GoshenHealth.com.
Testing: 10,667 tests completed; 1,376 positive test results (overall positivity rate of 13.6%); 8,723 negative test results; 521 outstanding test results.
Hospitalizations: 188 hospital admissions, 176 hospital discharges, 18 confirmed COVID-19 positive related mortalities.
“Lots of patients are coming through COVID-19 without being very sick, but we have had 18 deaths so far at our hospital (70 in our county) and even one death is difficult for that patient’s friends and family,” said Dr. Dan Nafziger, Goshen Hospital chief medical officer and infectious disease specialist. “We are grateful to everyone in the community who continues to take all the recommended precautions – physical distancing, wearing masks, handwashing and staying home when sick. When you keep yourself from getting infected, you are preventing harm to others, especially those closest to you.”
Goshen Health is a community-owned, nonprofit healthcare organization committed to improving the health of its communities, according to a news release provided. To live out the organization’s mission, colleagues practice compassion, accountability, respect and excellence in every endeavor. The health system includes 35 locations across four counties with specialized cancer care; heart and vascular care; and a physician’s network with primary and specialty care.
For more information about Goshen Health, contact Liz Fisher at 574-364-2776, [email protected] or visit www.GoshenHealth.com.
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