While the Mercy Health System has been hit with a number of staff members, a local official says it has not stopped their health care providers from seeing both COVID and other patients.
Alicia Simpson, Operations Manager for Mercy Branson, says during a Monday interview on KRZK's "Ozarks Now" program that three providers locally and over 300 workers out either with the virus or in COVID Quarantine while Mercy Hospital in Springfield currently has 131 COVID Positive Patients with a total of 11 more in their regional facilities in Aurora, Cassville, and Mountain View.
Simpson goes on to say that while Mercy has put more resources into COVID treatment, they have not had to postpone any routine exams and procedures up to this point. Simpson says that they have leaned on other members of the Mercy team to help fill in while others have been out.
Simpson also says that there other programs in the Branson Clinic, including the Autism Evaluation Programs, have continued to operate.
The complete interview with Alicia Simpson can be heard below:
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