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[post_content] => The Monadnock Region has not yet seen the surge of COVID-19 patients as originally projected by the CDC (Center for Disease Control). This is good news for all of us. Our community’s commitment to stopping the spread of the virus has saved lives and has prevented a situation that could have potentially overwhelmed Monadnock Community Hospital. We have had many weeks to prepare and make adjustments to our normal operations. Some of the adjustments include: setting up new protocols for caring for COVID-19 patients, finding new sources of supplies and personal protective equipment for our medical staff and employees, expanding our bed capacity from 25 to 40, and implementing tele-health for continued routine care for our many outpatients and patients who traditionally visit our physician offices. MCH feels well prepared for what we now know may be a long haul of dealing with this deadly virus. Until we have a vaccine or wide spread systematic testing of the population, many of our precautions will have to remain in place. We are following NH Department of Public Health guidelines for testing and have an adequate number of tests to accomplish this. At this time, we do not have the ability to do widespread testing. Such a system will come at the guidance of the CDC and the NH Department of Health and Human Services.
We are closely following prediction models used around the country to plan for both the short term and the long term. We, like many hospitals are beginning to plan to re-introduce elective appointments and procedures in a safe manner, while still protecting the health our community. The routine delivery of healthcare will continue, often using technology in new ways to limit exposure of our patients and healthcare workers. All agree that this restoration of services must be done slowly and carefully. The process will be less like turning on a light switch and more like a sunrise.
This pandemic has put enormous strain on almost every industry in the world. The hospital’s normal revenue stream has dropped significantly which is creating challenges. The hospital has been actively applying for all available funding including loans and grants. To date, MCH has been successful in obtaining advanced payments from Medicare to help with cash flow and has applied for Payroll Tax Deferment. The hospital has also received some payment from the Federal CARES Act funds and is applying for FEMA reimbursement. MCH remains focused on long term sustainability.
We cannot overstate our gratitude for the support we have received on many fronts. Local manufacturers and individuals have donated significant amounts of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) and our congressional representatives and senators have advocated in support of our hospital obtaining much needed supplies. This support means so much for the safety of our front line caregivers and for that we are grateful. Community members have reached out with gifts of food and personal items for our staff. Many contributors have donated to our COVID-19 Fund. Thanks to a very high level of community support on every level, we are well-prepared to care for our patients. We will get through this together!
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[post_content] => As part of MCH’s surge planning, a need was identified for housing of staff members who live with an immune-compromised family member. Staff members living with someone in a high-risk category may wish to stay apart from their normal home while working at MCH to minimize risk of exposure for their loved one. Over one month ago, MCH was contacted by the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, and The Barbara C. Harris Center in Greenfield. Both organizations are closed to their normal guests and offered use of their campuses for housing MCH staff members, free of charge. This option has been a godsend for MCH staff needing a place to stay for the short term. They have a comfortable and peaceful place to stay while working hard at MCH. And they have the added peace of mind knowing that they are not going to potentially expose a loved one in a high-risk category. “It’s just great that these two amazing facilities have offered such generosity to our staff. This is one of many examples of how the community has rallied behind MCH to support our healthcare workers. And it’s the kind of partnership that you see in a small community” said Cyndee McGuire, President and CEO of MCH. Several other local lodging facilities have offered their rooms to MCH at reduced rates.
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Monadnock Community Hospital is proactively preparing for a surge in patients, recruiting volunteers to staff an alternate care site should it become necessary for treating non-COVID-19 related patients.
“The next week or two are going to be the peak weeks in New Hampshire,” Peterborough Fire Chief Ed Walker said at a virtual Select Board meeting last Tuesday. The hospital typically has 25 beds available for patients; they’ve increased that to 40, and have a supply of seven ventilators crucial for keeping advanced COVID-19 patients alive.
“I feel good about our plans,” MCH CEO Cyndee McGuire said Friday. “We have increased our beds to 40, we have plans in place for when we hit certain numbers, we certainly feel confident about our ventilator supply right now, and we’re feeling really good about where we are with our personal protective equipment.”
McGuire said the hospital receives shipments of COVID-19 swab tests from the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services a couple times a week, meaning there are usually around 100 tests available at a given time for MCH’s curbside testing process. Patients with physician’s orders to be tested pull their vehicles up beside the emergency room, where hospital personnel in full facemask and protective gear perform the test – a long Q-tip-like swab up the nose – before sending it off to the state for results.
Read the full article on the Ledger Transcript >>
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[post_content] => Following the guidance of the CDC and the New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services latest health alert recommendations, Monadnock Community Hospital recommends that all staff and patients wear a mask or facial covering in public settings when social distancing is difficult. Patients arriving for an appointment at the main hospital campus or at a satellite practice should wear a mask or a facial covering. This policy includes appointments at the lab, radiology, surgery or a provider’s office. If patients arrive without a mask, they will be given a mask upon entry to wear for their entire visit.
As a reminder, MCH is also asking that outpatient visitors be limited to one healthy adult accompanying a minor, or one healthy adult accompanying a patient who needs assistance. If you have questions, please call your provider’s office.
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