One Metro Omaha/Council Bluffs health provider says they prepare for any increases in Covid-19 hospitalizations.
“We’ve been 93-percent occupancy off and on for years. I mean that happens all the time; that’s a steady-state for us;” CHI CEO Dr. Cliff Robertson told 6 News.
Both CHI and UNMC said it’s an occupancy rate they can handle because right now it isn’t an overwhelming number of COVID patients.
In the Metro, there are 129 people hospitalized for coronavirus.
“We look at the data every day and quite frankly at his point are not concerned,” Robertson said.
Earlier this week, UNMC doctors warned the combination of a flu season and raising COVID numbers could be a concern.
“The thought of having a flu season and a COVID-19 pandemic on top of it at the same time makes us extremely uneasy,” Dr. Daniel Johnson said.
But at CHI, they feel more at ease when it comes to the regular flu. Some countries in the southern hemisphere experienced a mild flu season which just wrapped up.
“Everybody prepares for these surges in demand. I mean that’s what we do in health care, so I’m less worried about it,” Robertson said.