Posted on 12/19/20
| News Source: WBAL TV
The statement said, in part: "The Johns Hopkins Health System has seen a surge of patients with COVID-19 in the past several weeks, as have other health systems and hospitals in Maryland and the National Capital Region. In particular, we are seeing an increase in the number of patients testing positive in the period following the Thanksgiving holiday."
Hopkins said it has implemented plans to manage an influx of patients, including using a systemwide incident command center to manage preparedness and response efforts.
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The statement said Hopkins is opening additional treatment spaces dedicated to caring for patients with COVID-19, as well as rescheduling some elective surgical procedures and redeploying staff to care for COVID-19 patients and those with other medical concerns.
This comes as 1,635 Marylanders required hospital care for the coronavirus, according to Saturday's data from the Maryland Department of Health. That's down from when the state set a new record for hospitalizations at 1,799 on Dec. 15. Read more at WBALTV