Health Care

In recent months Covid19 has been a primary focus for hospitals across the state.

In recent months... covid19 has been a primary focus for hospitals across the state... but what about those in need of other treatments?

Bobby martinez stops by och regional medical center to see how they're dealing with non-covid patients.

"they take care of me fine."

"they are doing an excellent job."

Safety for their patients is the number one focus at och's wound healing & hyperbaric center... but fear of covid19 has also kept them away... sot - brandi krajewski - program director - och "we do have several patients who are afraid of covid-19."

Krajewski says hospital staff is doing all they can to make sure their patients feel comfortable when visiting.

Sot - brandie krajewski - och program director - :20 "we are sanitizing the rooms after every patient, we are cleaning the waiting areas.

We are practicing social distancing in our waiting areas.

And our patients can be assured that they are safe."

The center treats patients dealing with various wounds..

Sot - stephanie mccain - family nurse practioner - och "diabetic ulcers, fitness insufficiency wounds, your trauma wounds, surgical incisions.

Your burns.

We also take care of things like radiation therapy, people don't understand that can cause wounds.

Hyberbaric is wonderful for that.

And for those who are afraid of visiting the hospital..

There is another option available.

"call us, to talk to us if you have any concerns.

We also have ways that we can do visits to telehealth you don't have to come up here but we can still treat your wounds.

We work with all the home health agencies locally, so we can do video screen conferences with those agencies and get your wounds taken care of even if you don't feel comfortable coming in to see us right now.

The patients we spoke with say the staff keeps their recovery on track.

Sot - mary jackson - patient "they've got a great bunch of nurses doctors here and i hope they never change anything."

Sot - jessie lane - patient "they always keeping up on task on what it is that they are supposed to be doing.

And they are not missing out on anything, but doing their job like you're supposed to do as professionals and i appreciate all their efforts."

Reporting in starkville..

Bobby martinez..

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