St. Cloud Hospital

CentraCare Spokesman Dr. George Morris joined me on WJON this Week for an update on Covid-19 cases at St. Cloud Hospital and within CentraCare. He says St. Cloud Hospital continues to be beyond full but have less pressure from hospitalized Covid-19 patients this week as opposed to last week. He says they are at a level that they can handle.

CentraCare Spokesman Dr. George Morris going me on WJON today for an update on Covid-19 at St. Cloud Hospital and within CentraCare. He says St. Cloud Hospital is still beyond full but not worse than they were last week. Morris says the most critically ill patients in Central Minnesota are being hospitalized at St. Cloud Hospital and at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar.

CentraCare is implementing additional plans to coordinate and consolidate resources to best serve the community as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise.

CentraCare spokesman Dr. George Morris joined me on WJON today. He says St. Cloud Hospital has seen an increase in Covid-19 hospitalizations and an increase in the amount of people with Covid-19 in their ICU/Critical Care unit in the last week. Last week when we talked he said that the age of the people with Covid-19 at St. Cloud Hospital had been trending younger but this week he indicated that they are seeing a resurgence of older people now hospitalized.

CentraCare Spokesman Dr. George Morris joined me on WJON today. He says because of continued increased demand and lack of supplies Covid-19 test results continue to be slow. He says in some cases test results don't come back for as much as 2 weeks.

The St. Cloud Hospital has been named the third best hospital in the state of Minnesota.

It's business as usual for the Birth Center at the St. Cloud Hospital, as families continue to welcome new babies despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

With an anticipated spike in COVID-19 related hospitalizations in the coming weeks, how is CentraCare planning for it?

CentraCare is limiting access into the St. Cloud Hospital.

St. Cloud Hospital welcomed some special babies into the world over the weekend. Seven "leaplings" were born on Saturday's Leap Day holiday.