KIMBA Network NEWS on Friday, May 8th, 2020

LOCAL NEWS 

Kimball Health Services, at 505 South Burg Street, has updated its visitation policies to help limit the spread of COVID-19. Patients are limited to having one designated visitor for the full length of their stay at the hospital. Guidelines for visitors include:

Wearing a mask at all times while in the Kimball Health Services building.

Visitors must be over the age of 18 years

No pets nor animals will be allowed

Visitation will be limited to one of the following time periods each day 9am to 11am, 2pm to 4pm, and 7pm to 9pm.

Visitors will be asked to self-quarantine when they are not at the hospital and to follow current CDC and Public Health directives (including restricting travel, avoiding groups larger than 10 people).

If the patient is receiving outpatient services, it is expected that their visitor will arrive and leave with the patient, and stay in the treatment area while in the building.

Visitors will be screened on entry to Kimball Health Services.

Visitors will be asked to sign an agreement to wear a mask when possible, wash their hands frequently, monitor for COVID-19 symptoms and follow other safety guidelines when outside of the hospital.

They would like to say "Thank you to everyone for your cooperation".

Well Quarantine Cruise Night was held for 3 hours this evening and tonight to honor the Kimball High School Class of 2020. The graduation ceremony will be at a later date due to the Corona virus Pandemic.

The Kimball Community Blood Drive will be held on Monday, June 8th from 2pm to 5:30 PM at The Sage Brush at 615 East 3rd Street.

Appointments are suggested. To schedule your appointment, call (307) 638-3326 or follow these easy steps:

1) Go to blood hero dot com.

2) Scroll down and click on "locate a blood drive.

3) On the left hand side, under Search By Sponsor, enter the sponsor code "Kimball".

4) Select the dote of your blood drive and schedule your preferred appointment.

Panhandle Public Health District officials say there is still plenty of room for those seeking testing for COVID-19 this weekend.

Registration numbers as of May 8 @ 5:30p.m.:

The free drive-thru COVID-19 testing is available for those with symptoms or at risk of being exposed, and is not an antibody test. Testing is available for Panhandle residents, and minors need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

PPHD says increased COVID-19 testing is an important piece to finding the virus and keeping people, families, and communities safe from disease spread.