{"id":22623,"date":"2020-04-28T09:44:03","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T15:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/?p=64406"},"modified":"2020-04-28T14:48:11","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T20:48:11","slug":"middle-park-health-seeing-fewer-patients-during-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/local-news\/middle-park-health-seeing-fewer-patients-during-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle Park Health seeing fewer patients during pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Middle Park Health has seen a steep decline in patients since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the state leading to fewer hours for staff and less revenue for the hospital.<\/strong>
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Patient visits have dropped off significantly at Middle Park Health since the COVID-19 pandemic swept the state, leading the hospital to reduce staff hours.<\/p>\n

Hospital Chief Executive Officer Jason Cleckler said Middle Park Health is lucky enough for not having to lay off staff at this time, but the hospital is seeing decreased revenue.<\/p>\n

\u201cThankfully we haven\u2019t had to lay anybody off, but that being said, we\u2019ve had to staff to our volumes, so people are working fewer hours than they normally would,\u201d Cleckler said. \u201cWe are concerned about the decrease in the volume because it obviously leads to a decrease in revenue.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cleckler estimates patient volumes are down 50% in the emergency department, down 70% in surgeries and 80% in clinic visits.<\/p>\n

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