The COVID-19 pandemic has caused LMH Health CEO and President Russ Johnson to become acutely aware of ways in which people facilitate transmission inadvertently in his hospital. Doorknobs and elevator buttons, for example, are two things Johnson mentioned that contribute to the “constant” ...
Scott Bruegge’s journey started with a cough. He couldn’t have imagined that it would lead to being hospitalized with COVID-19. The cough began on March 13. Bruegge told his boss and began working from home, just in case he had become infected. He then ran a low-grade fever, called his ...
In the midst of the COVID-19 health care crisis, local community members are coming together to support LMH Health employees and patients. Over the past few weeks, LMH Health has seen an outpouring of local support, including monetary donations and supplies like masks and gloves. Handmade ...
Despite health care workers' positions on the front lines of the battle against the novel coronavirus, hospitals are not immune to the economic struggles affecting many other businesses. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guidance last month to stop elective and non-emergency ...
These times are trying, confusing and weigh heavily on many. However, a group left even more confused are those soon-to-be moms navigating both their pregnancy journeys and the COVID-19 pandemic. Many have asked questions like: Can the virus pass on to babies? Does pregnancy make you more ...
These are challenging and scary times. It seems the landscape of our world changes faster than we have ever seen before. Sometimes within a day. Sometimes within a few hours. And yet, there are people in our community stepping up to care for and provide for the needs of those who need help. ...