March 29, 2024
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COVID cases at Will County Hospitals holding fairly steady

The COVID-19 cases at Will County hospitals have, for the most part, held fairly steady over the last 24 hours.

Here are the numbers as of Wednesday.

Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox is caring for 94 COVID-19-positive patients and has seven patients awaiting test results, said Debra Robbins, director of marketing and community relations at Silver Cross.

In addition, 16 patients are in the intensive care unit and 11 are on ventilators, Robbins said.

On Tuesday, Silver Cross had 99 COVID-19-positive patients, 17 patients in the ICU and 12 on ventilators, Robbins said.

AMITA Health Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet is caring for 76 COVID-19-positive inpatients and has 24 people awaiting test results, said Timothy A. Nelson, spokesman for AMITA Health.

On Tuesday, Saint Joseph had 79 COVID-19-positive inpatients, Nelson said.

AMITA Health Adventist Medical Center Bolingbrook is caring for 33 COVID-19-positive inpatients and has three people awaiting test results, Nelson said.

On Tuesday, Bolingbrook had 34 COVID-19-positive inpatients, Nelson said.

Edward Hospital is treating 60 inpatients with confirmed cases of COVID-19. No inpatient with a confirmed case of COVID-19 had died over the past 24 hours, said Keith Hartenberger, system director and public relations for Edward-Elmhurst Health.

Ten inpatients with confirmed cases of COVID-19 were discharged from Edward Hospital over the past 24 hours, Hartenberger said.

On Tuesday, Edward Hospital was treating 59 inpatients with confirmed cases of COVID-19 and one inpatient death.

Edward Hospital's sister hospital, Elmhurst Hospital, is treating 70 inpatients with COVID-19. One inpatient with COVID-19 died over the past 24 hours.

Nine inpatients with confirmed cases of COVID-19 were discharged from Elmhurst Hospital over the past 24 hours, Hartenberger said.

On Tuesday, Elmhurst Hospital, was treating 60 inpatients with COVID-19 and no inpatient deaths.

On Wednesday, the South Suburban region (Will and Kankakee counties) has 17.8 % of its medical/surgical beds available and 20.2 % of ICU beds. The state's minimum threshold is 20%, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

According to the IDPH, 33 out of 162 staffed ICU beds are available, an increase of six from Monday.

Health care consultant Jeffrey R. Softcheck said in a Nov. 19 Herald-News storythat the situation becomes critical once a region reaches 10% of available beds.

Once a hospital's capacity becomes really low, hospitals may have to make critical decisions on who does and does not receive care, he said.