The Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed today that there is a patient at HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital who has tested positive for COVID-19. The patient, a woman in her 50’s, was admitted to the emergency department on Wednesday. Today, it was confirmed that she has tested positive for COVID-19.
The patient is currently in stable condition and is quarantined and receiving treatment at the hospital.
“We have a multidisciplinary team onsite that is continuing to keep our colleagues prepared,” said Mike Hicks, president and chief executive officer for St. Mary’s Hospital. “We continue to ask the community to do its part by practicing social distancing, washing their hands and doing all they can to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to ensure that we will continue to be prepared to care for those most in need during this time.”
HSHS St. Mary’s has implemented a number of precautions to identify anyone who was potentially infected and is working to keep the illness from spreading.
St. Mary’s recently implemented a no visitor policy, which has few exceptions.
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