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Community Engagement Virtual Meeting - Thursday, March 19

  • Question #1: As of March 19, how many COVID-19 Cases does Tulare County have? As of March 19, how many patients have been admitted to Kaweah Health Medical Center?- Watch Video
  • Question #2: Are you able to give more detail about the patients who have tested positive, such as age, sex, city residency, or where they contracted the virus?- Watch Video
  • Question #3: Patient visitors are no longer permitted in the medical center, are there exception to this new mandate?- Watch Video
  • Question #4: With the no visitor policy in place, is it true that the policy restricting photography and video in the medical center has been will be relaxed to allow for patients to interact with family members?- Watch Video
  • Question #5: What does a community member do if they feel they need to be test?- Watch Video
  • Question #6: If a patient presents to the emergency department (ED) with COVID-19 symptoms, is Kaweah Health sending them to the drive-through collection site, or are they swabbing them in the ED? What is Kaweah Health doing to protect its staff?- Watch Video
  • Question #7: Is there an anticipation of a shortage of Kaweah Health medical or hospital staff? How are employees dealing with the anxiety of the current situation?- Watch Video
  • Question #8: Can outside organizations send adult volunteers?- Watch Video
  • Question #9: What does a ventilator cost, and what is the current inventory at Kaweah Health?- Watch Video
  • Question #10:If a patient has a surgery scheduled at the beginning of April, will it be cancelled?- Watch Video

Community Engagement Virtual Meeting - Thursday, March 19

(March 19) Question #1: As of March 19, how many COVID-19 Cases does Tulare County have? As of March 19, how many patients have been admitted to Kaweah Health Medical Center?

(March 19) Question #2: Are you able to give more detail about the patients who have tested positive, such as age, sex, city residency, or where they contracted the virus?

(March 19) Question #3: Patient visitors are no longer permitted in the medical center, are there exception to this new mandate?

(March 19) Question #4: With the no visitor policy in place, is it true that the policy restricting photography and video in the medical center has been will be relaxed to allow for patients to interact with family members?

(March 19) Question #5: What does a community member do if they feel they need to be test?

(March 19) Question #6: If a patient presents to the emergency department (ED) with COVID-19 symptoms, is Kaweah Health sending them to the drive-through collection site, or are they swabbing them in the ED? What is Kaweah Health doing to protect its staff?

(March 19) Question #7: Is there an anticipation of a shortage of Kaweah Health medical or hospital staff? How are employees dealing with the anxiety of the current situation?

(March 19) Question #8: Can outside organizations send adult volunteers?

(March 19) Question #9: What does a ventilator cost, and what is the current inventory at Kaweah Health?

(March 19) Question #10: If a patient has a surgery scheduled at the beginning of April, will it be cancelled?