BATESVILLE, IN — Margaret Mary Health (MMH) is reporting a decline in both the number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 AND the testing positivity rate in the past week.
There are 25 patients on the Med/Surg floor, with three patients in the Special Care Unit and three on ventilators.
Fourteen patients are COVID-positive. (See charts for current patient volumes.)
The Emergency Room is still very busy and wait times are longer than normal.
The hospital’s supply of monoclonal antibody therapies used to treat patients with a high risk for severe COVID-19 remains low.
The number of patients testing positive for COVID-19 has declined this week, with 23.6% of patients (75 in total) testing positive. (See chart for testing details)
MMH recommends for asymptomatic patients or those with mild illness refrain from using the ER for testing.
Instead, those who need a COVID test should schedule an appointment at a local testing site through coronavirus.in.gov or contact their primary care provider for an outpatient test to be completed through the hospital lab.
Everyone ages 16 and older can receive the vaccine and are also recommended to receive a booster shot if it has been at least six months after completing the Pfizer or Moderna vaccination series, or at least two months after completing the Johnson & Johnson vaccination.
Children ages 5 and older are eligible for an age-appropriate dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
Vaccine appointments can be scheduled Monday through Friday at the MMH Occupational Health and Wellness Center in Batesville at (812) 932-5105.
Vaccine appointments can also be made Monday through Friday at the Margaret Mary Health Center in Brookville at (765) 647-5126.
Walk-ins are also welcome in Brookville.
The Southeast Indiana Health Center and the Indiana Department of Health are also hosting a free mobile testing and vaccination clinic to prevent the spread of COVID-19 on December 28 and 29 from noon until 8 pm at SEIHC, 920 County Line Road, Suite B in the Batesville Area Resource Center.
Register online by visiting ourshot.in.gov or call 211 (866-211-9966) and a representative will schedule your appointment.
Appointments are encouraged, but walk-ins are accepted.
