ER Visits (5-12-20)

ER Visits (5-12-20)

Emergency doctors have been on the forefront of the battle against the coronavirus.

Here's why one local e-r doctor says people -with or without the virus -- should not be afraid of coming to the emergency room.

Fewer people are in america's emergency rooms.dr. jeremy hunter, director of mosaic emergency med.: "you know, the fear is that there may be a sub-pandemic happening where people are so afraid to come to the hospital.

Doctors worry that patients with severe illnesses may be making their conditions worse by avoiding the e-r.it's something this mosaic emergency room doctor has seen firsthand.dr. jeremy hunter, director of mosaic emergency med.: they are septic, staying home, having an mi, they are having little stroke symptoms, where they are afraid to come to the emergency department because of catching this."of catching the novel keeping people from going to a hospital for help need to be.dr. jeremy hunter, director of mosaic understand their concern but those things need treatment and are doing truly everything that we exposure risk."at mosaic life care they've set up two entrances for e-for typical emergencies -- and the other is covid-symptoms and concerns negative air pressure rooms -- or rooms that stop diseases from escaping.dr. jeremy hunter, director of mosaic emergency med.: "i feel safer at work than i do in a regular store because of all of the measures that we take the proper precautions...dr. jeremy hunter, emergency med.: good hand hygiene, good social distancing techniques.

You know, we've been masks in public."but if you are in an emergency... come.reporting in st.

Joseph -- madeline mcclain, kq2 news.

As of today's daily update from mosaic -- there are 10 patients hospitalized in the system