At Monday’s Wabash General Hospital Board of Directors meeting, WGH President and CEO Karissa Turner updated the board on how the hospital continues to cope with the pandemic. She reported the hospital had conducted 261 COVID-19 tests on symptomatic patients with just one coming back as positive and 4 of the results are pending.

Since WGH resumed elective procedures last week, all patients facing an outpatient procedure are screened for COVID-19 and all 32 of those tests have been negative.

Turner said the hospital has also been able to cut down on foot traffic by using virtual visits. 153 patients have seen their provider virtually since they were implemented about two months ago.

Wabash General currently has a 12 week supply of PPE’s on hand according to Turner who said the hospital’s materials management department has done a good staying ahead of any shortages.