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Hospitals ask for your help

Posted at 4:22 pm January 26, 2022
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Methodist Medical Center Main Entrance
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge is pictured above. (Submitted photo)

Emergency departments at hospitals in the Knoxville area are overflowing and many health care workers are absent due to illness, and health care systems are asking for your help as they start a third year battling the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Our communities are still in an emergency,” the hospitals said in a statement Wednesday. “Health care systems continue to be under unprecedented strain. We remain committed to delivering the medical services needed by our communities, but we need your help.

The statement was issued by Covenant Health, which includes Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge; Tennova Healthcare; University of Tennessee Medical Center; Blount Memorial Hospital; and Sweetwater Hospital Association.

“The Omicron variant is racing through East Tennessee with lightning speed, spreading easily from person to person, increasing infections and hospitalizations,” the hospitals said in their statement. “This year. we are also seeing large numbers of patients with respiratory illnesses such as influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), pneumonia, and post-COVID-19 complications, in addition to heart attacks, strokes, and other emergent care needs. Our emergency departments are overflowing with these cases and other medical emergencies, leading to longer-than-usual wait times as we work to deliver care to all who are counting on us.”

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Filed Under: COVID-19, Front Page News, Health, Health, Slider Tagged With: Covenant Health, COVID-19, health care workers, influenza, Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, pandemic, pneumonia, respiratory syncytial virus, RSV

UT professor offers tips to help avoid, deal with flu season

Posted at 7:00 pm January 24, 2014
By University of Tennessee Leave a Comment

Paul Campbell Erwin

Paul Campbell Erwin

Forty states—including Tennessee—are already experiencing widespread and increasing influenza infections this season, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Paul Erwin, head of the Department of Public Health at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, offers three simple tips that can go a long way in protecting you from getting or spreading the flu:

  • Get vaccinated.

Erwin noted that flu vaccines are still available and effective. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, Federal, Government, Health, Top Stories Tagged With: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Public Health, flu, flu vaccines, influenza, Paul Erwin, Tennesseee, University of Tennessee

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