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No COVID Patient Transfers Expected Here

Posted: Dec. 4, 2020 12:50 AM PST

As COVID admissions are at an all-time high at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, President and CEO, Doctor Brian Evans, says they aren’t anticipating getting transfers from other Dignity Health facilities that have also been hit hard…

click to listen to Dr. Evans

And with case numbers expected to reflect the Thanksgiving holiday weekend impact soon, Evans says symptoms remain varied. But respiratory ailments, including from coughing, are the ones doctors tend to look the most closely at…

click to listen to Dr. Evans

Evans also says he’s not sure vaccines can be mandated for health care workers. But he indicates there will at least be a strong recommendation, based on the data and research he’s seen, so far, on the effectiveness of the vaccines.

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