December 22, 2021 -- “Hereford Regional Medical Center is experiencing an unprecedented need for emergency medical care and hospitalization. Our patients are seriously ill, including five critical patients. We have two in our intensive care unit who require mechanical ventilation. The remaining three need ICU beds. All of these patients are extremely sick with COVID-19
December 8, 2021 (Hereford, TX) – Area hospitals, including Hereford Regional Medical Center, are experiencing extremely high patient volumes. Over the last 14 days, COVID-19 hospitalizations in Deaf Smith County have increased 57 percent. Hospitals and clinics routinely manage fluctuations in patient volume, navigating upticks around cold and flu season, for example. Due to the
Rural health care comes with its own set of special challenges. It is a unique part of the industry, and organizations in urban areas don't always deal with the same challenges we do. They also don't always benefit from the same kinds of opportunities we get in rural settings. One example of that is the
With all the attention on COVID-19, it would be easy to forget about the flu and how serious an illness it can be. As with COVID-19, vaccination is our best protection against the sometimes deadly flu virus. Flu shots are recommended for nearly everyone over 6 months of age. Pregnant women, young children, older adults,
August 12, 2021 (Hereford, TX) – The ability to transfer seriously ill and injured patients to larger hospitals in other parts of the state is limited because of the surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. “This is not a great time to be experiencing chest pains or appendicitis or get in a serious accident,” said
CEO Jeff Barnhart talks to KAMR about the COVID-19 surge and impact on hospitals' ability to find care for seriously ill, injured patients Watch here: https://www.myhighplains.com/video/rural-hospitals-struggling-to-transfer-patients-in-need-during-covid-surge/6886427/
“We’ve lost a lot of family, patients due to this and hopefully this will stop COVID and everybody will be well soon and back to normal,” said Veronica Villarreal, a nurse at the Hereford Regional Medical Center. Watch here: https://www.newschannel10.com/2020/12/24/recently-arrived-covid-vaccines-assist-smaller-hospitals-this-holiday/
https://www.myhighplains.com/news/local-news/20-hereford-regional-medical-center-employees-receive-moderna-covid-19-vaccine/
https://www.myhighplains.com/news/local-news/patient-defeats-covid-19-and-gets-surprise-farewell/
Terry Hazlett, director of Hereford EMS, and Jeff Barnhart, HRMC CEO, talk about transferring COVID-19 patients to other facilities and how staff shortages are impacting the system. Watch here: https://www.myhighplains.com/news/local-news/ceo-of-medical-facility-acts-as-emt-to-help-hospital-battle-influx-of-patients-due-to-covid-19/
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