New respiratory care area at Osage & St. Ansgar

Mitchell County Regional Health Center has created a respiratory care area in two locations.

Surge./// it's not just large hospitals in big cities being hit hard by the pandemic.

The impact of covid?

"*19 is being felt in the rural parts of our area as well ?

"* including mitchell county.

Kimt news 3's nick kruszalnicki joins us live to explain how the county's hospitals are dealing with a surge in patients.

Nick?

Yes george and katie ?

"* mitchell county regional health center has created a respiratory care area in both their osage and saint ansgar locations.

These areas will treat patients with any respiratory issue ?

"* not just covid?

"*19.

If you do have respiratory symptoms ?

"* you need to call either the osage or saint ansgar clinics first before coming to the hospital.

They've even designated special parking lots just for the respiratory care areas at both locations.

Elaine barreca (bur?

"*ek?

"*uh) with mitchell county regional health center explains why we've established the respiratory care area separate from our regular main entrance in our clinics and that's the key point is that they are separate from our clinic entrances.

The hospital has closed their riceville location temporarily?

"* to free up staff to work in the respiratory care areas.

Live in mason thank you nick.

If you need to be seen at the respiratory care centers in osage or saint ansgar ?

"* we will put their phone numbers up on our website at kimt dot com.

Just look for