Retiring Guy's Digest: In Wisconsin, Sauk County health care workers are 'burning the candle at both ends'

Friday, December 17, 2021

In Wisconsin, Sauk County health care workers are 'burning the candle at both ends'

In Sauk County (pop. 65,763), the number of new Covid cases increased more than 100% in the past week.

WI Department of Health Services

60% of Sauk County residents are fully vaccinated compared to 61% statewide.

New York Times

Sauk County is fast approaching its record high 7-day average of new Covid cases set on November 12, 2021.

New York Times

Madison,com, 12/17/2021

At Sauk Prairie Healthcare in Prairie du Sac, about 25 miles northwest of Madison, CEO Shawn Lerch pointed to another way to measure the impact: in blood gas kits, used to measure oxygen levels in blood, a key indicator of how coronavirus patients are doing. The hospital typically uses 20 of the kits per month.

“Right now, we’re using 20 per day,” Lerch said. “Our teams have gone to heroic measures to ensure that safety and quality is maintained, but it’s not sustainable. We are burning the candle at both ends, and then some.”“

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