NAPLES, Fla. – Sept. 24, 2021 Due to the continuing decline in COVID hospitalizations, NCH is happy to announce that we will be resuming elective procedures and surgeries on Monday, September 27.
Those who may have been recently impacted by the closure of elective surgeries may contact their doctor’s office to inquire about getting on the schedule for a procedure that may have been postponed.
Today’s COVID stats at NCH Hospitals are below:
- The COVID positivity rate for the last 7 days for Collier County is 12.3%.
- The COVID positivity rate for the last 7 days at NCH is 10.62%.
- NCH is currently caring for a total of 474 patients between our two hospitals.
- Of that number, we are caring for 107 patients have tested positive for COVID.
- Of that number, 79 patients or approximately 74% are unvaccinated.
- Of that number, 31 patients are in critical care with COVID.
- We are at 104% critical care capacity with 49 of 47 beds filled.
- Of that number, 20 patients are on vents.
- Patient ages range from 9-97 with a median age of 66.
- There are 2 pediatric patients admitted with COVID.
- NCH has 9 employees who tested positive for COVID and/or isolated due to family or community related exposure.
- To date at NCH, we have had 330 admitted patient deaths due to COVID since the onset of the pandemic.
- This does not account for COVID deaths for patients who may have been discharged home with Hospice who subsequently passed after leaving the hospital.
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