Frequently Asked Questions
Community Engagement Virtual Meeting
Community Engagement Virtual Meeting - Thursday, July 23
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Question #1: What are the current numbers?
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Question #2: The community does not believe that hospitals are really full.
They are probably basing that belief on earlier reports that our census
was low. We are talking about our census on these calls, but, do we need
to get that information out on our snapshot?
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Question #3: Does KD send out COVID test results by mail?
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Question #4: Is the Kaweah Delta Emergency Department a COVID testing site?
- Watch Video
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Question #5: What is the average age of hospitalized patients? Are they
trending younger than previously?
- Watch Video
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Question #6: In light of this current surge, is the hospital still struggling with PPE?- Watch Video
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Question #7: If the new testing kits, such as the one available at CVS,
can test false negative if the sample is not good, isn’t that a
risk to the community?- Watch Video
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Question #8: Are the staff members who are contracting the virus the ones
who are working with COVID positive patients?
- Watch Video
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Question #9: Various sources are telling us that hospitals and care providers
have improved outcomes by as much as 50%. Do we see any sign of this at
Kaweah Delta?
- Watch Video
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Question #10: Do we hire traveling nurses?
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Question #11: Do you know the percent of testing being done daily at KD?
- Watch Video
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Question #12: Are these past COVID positive patients testing again to get
a negative test or new symptomatic patients?
- Watch Video
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Question #13: Can we add the percentage of the positivity rate to our daily
dashboard?
- Watch Video
Community Engagement Virtual Meeting - Thursday, July 23
Question #1: What are the current numbers?
Question #5: What is the average age of hospitalized patients? Are they
trending younger than previously?
Question #2: The community does not believe that hospitals are really full.
They are probably basing that belief on earlier reports that our census
was low. We are talking about our census on these calls, but, do we need
to get that information out on our snapshot?
Question #3: Does KD send out COVID test results by mail?
Question #4: Is the Kaweah Delta Emergency Department a COVID testing site?
Question #6: In light of this current surge, is the hospital still struggling with PPE?
Question #7: If the new testing kits, such as the one available at CVS,
can test false negative if the sample is not good, isn’t that a
risk to the community?
Question #8: Are the staff members who are contracting the virus the ones
who are working with COVID positive patients?
Question #9: Various sources are telling us that hospitals and care providers
have improved outcomes by as much as 50%. Do we see any sign of this at
Kaweah Delta?
Question #11: Do you know the percent of testing being done daily at KD?
Question #12: Are these past COVID positive patients testing again to get
a negative test or new symptomatic patients?
Question #13: Can we add the percentage of the positivity rate to our daily
dashboard?