Hamilton's Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital has used these few weeks of
low COVID-19 incidence in Ravalli County to do some preparation. On the
hospital website, Administrator John Bishop introduced a list of measures
the hospital staff has undertaken to address the COVID-19 threat. The
hospital has already instituted a "No Visitor" policy and has
postponed non-essential elective surgeries, along with pre-appointment
phone screening protocols.
The hospital has been reporting resources and supplies daily through the
Montana "Juvare" tracking system. The hospital put out a call
for Personal Protective Equipment and masks March 20. The Bitterroot Valley
responded with "thousands of dollars' worth of PPE and thousands
of additional masks" - including handsewn masks. And there are new
services at the facility. The Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital website was
updated this week with much more information, including:
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