Wisconsin Hospitals Association Asking the Public to Help them Prepare for Possible Surge in COVID-19 Patients
Friday, March 20th, 2020 -- 11:33 AM
-The Wisconsin Hospital Association, with hospital and health system members throughout the state, is asking the public to help health care in its efforts to prepare for a possible surge of COVID-19 patients.Wisconsin citizens can best help themselves, their neighbors and their health care workers by seriously embracing recent government orders and recommendations aimed at reducing social contact. Adhering to these orders and recommendations can slow the virus and flatten the curve of its spread, preventing the health system from becoming overwhelmed and allowing health care workers to utilize precious resources to care for those most in need.
WHA’s call echoes today’s statement from Governor Tony Evers, who stressed that people should stay home as much as possible. This is for two reasons: tested and untested patients, whether having symptoms or not, can spread this virus to others, and only those who are the most seriously ill should be tested for possible COVID-19 exposure at this time.
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