Hancock Regional Health’s President and CEO, Steve Long, gives some insight on returning to the new normal. Although there are hotspots arising, the spread of Covid-19 is flattening. Long states that we won’t get back to “what we would think…
A View from the Frontlines
Margaret Mary Nursing Supervisor, Krystle Halpin shares a view from the frontlines of the pandemic. Halpin wants the public to head the warnings and know that their sacrifices are helping others. Watch Halpin’s emotional testimony from the frontlines of the…
An Update on How Covid-19 Spreads
Clinical Director at the Indiana Patient Safety Center, Annette Handy, RN, shares with you an update on how Covid-19 spreads. It is thought to spread from person to person, between people who are in close contact with each other –…
Help Alleviate Kids’ Fears
Parents are in the best position to help alleviate their kid’s fear. They can best help their kids deal with all emotions related to COVID-19. In addition to fear, children may also be facing anxiety and disappointment of missed opportunities…
How to Make a Cloth Face Mask
In an effort to help contain the spread of Covid-19, you may wish to make cloth face masks to donate to local hospitals or for your own use. Here is a hospital-approved tutorial and more information on how to make…
Q & A with an Infectious Disease Expert
In a Q&A, Mayo Clinic infectious diseases expert, Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse answers questions about stay-at-home orders and how they work to slow down an infection rate of a disease. These types of orders have been issued around the country. It…
A Few Tips to Help Manage Your Mental Health
Deaconess Recreational Therapist Jessica Putney shares a few tips to help manage your mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her number one tip? Try to remain active! Exercise is an effective way to decrease anxiety and depression, which many of…
100 Million Masks Challenge
Hospital workers must have personal protective equipment (PPE) to care for COVID-19 patients. The demand for masks and gowns has been so high, the American Hospital Association has responded to that need with the A Million Masks program. The call…
COVID-19 Guide for Parents
COVID-19 is the topic on everyone’s minds these days and this helpful guide for parents may provide some answers when talking to your kids. They may ask about what it is or if they might get it. A Pediatric Infectious…
