McDanald says the hospital has more than enough testing supplies and space for patients, but COVID-19 cases have escalated quickly. “If you think you have COVID, you really need to separate, isolate yourself for a little while, treat your fever, see your physician, call a health care professional, especially if your symptoms worsen,” he said. McDanald says urgent care locations can help with other, milder symptoms.
BAPTIST HEALTH URGENT CARE COVID TESTING SKIN
Of course, if you feel severe symptoms like shortness of breath, skin turning blue anywhere, especially your lips, significant chest pain, or a high fever, going to the ER is fine. McDanald and other Baptist Health leaders are asking people to avoid the ER for COVID-19 tests and go somewhere else. “Unfortunately, when patients show up to the emergency department and we’re full of patients that have other medical problems like pneumonia, stroke, or heart attack, that can back up the emergency department significantly,” he said. McDanald says Baptist Health LaGrange now has more COVID-19 patients than ever before, and people are starting to clog up the ER just to get tested. Well those ER numbers have rebounded now and we’re seeing our normal volume if not even increased volume than 2020 or 2019." It was not a big deal to take care of those people,” McDanald said. A “vast majority” of hospitalizations are unvaccinated, according to the hospital’s chief medical officer.Baptist Health LaGrange hit a record for COVID-19 patients last week.Administrators say the ER should be reserved for people with severe COVID-19 symptoms or other emergencies.Baptist Health wants people to avoid using the ER just to get tested for COVID-19.
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