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I work for St. Luke's Health System which has several hospitals and other health care facilities throughout SW Idaho. Saw an email today that the Wood River Medical Center in Ketchum (Sun Valley) is essentially shut down and that "the entire emergency department" has the corona virus. They are transferring some patients to our Magic Valley hospital in Twin Falls.

The website for this hospital has a front page announcement: "In support of a safe environment for our patients and caregivers, effective immediately we will be temporarily suspending normal operations at St. Luke’s Wood River. Our emergency department will remain open..." so I guess they're going to use other than their normal ED docs and nurses.

This is hitting closer to home.

The other [case] attended Catholic Mass last Saturday evening and the church announced it on Friday. Basically the test were performed on Monday and the results were confirmed on Friday.

The Times-News newspaper in Twin Falls is very quiet about what's going on. The last article I can find about the situation in Blaine County was on Friday & a lot's happened since then.

My wife is needed knee surgery and we'd planned on having it done in Ketchum. Lets just say plans have changed. She has an appointment with a different surgeon in Twin Falls next week. It'll be done at one of the outpatient surgery centers in Twin Falls most likely. They don't get sick walk-in's at surgery centers so they're a lot more isolated from the virus.

We have two confirmed cases in our county. One of the cases lives in my neighborhood only a couple of streets over. The other attended Catholic Mass last Saturday evening and the church announced it on Friday. Basically the test were performed on Monday and the results were confirmed on Friday.

My wife is a RN at the local hospital and she specializes in “hard to stick IV” patients, pic lines, mid lines to ill patients. She and another nurse are the only ones who perform these tasks. So basically they work everywhere from the ER to ICU on any and every patient that needs assistance. To say they are more likely to be infected or exposed is an understatement. I am concerned but that is her profession and she is a very dedicated employee ( 22yrs). She returns to work in the morning.

If she becomes infected that will quarantine our entire family. Myself, three kids and possibly my mother whom I see daily. My mom has crones and is 76 yrs old. I’ve been in my restaurant daily working with my managers and employees trying to maintain as many sales as possible. We are only able to serve carry out only because of state mandates. What is disturbing is someone can have the virus and possibly infect someone and no one would know until a week later.


Prayers for all!

The Times-News newspaper in Twin Falls is very quiet about what's going on. The last article I can find about the situation in Blaine County was on Friday & a lot's happened since then.

My wife is needed knee surgery and we'd planned on having it done in Ketchum. Lets just say plans have changed. She has an appointment with a different surgeon in Twin Falls next week. It'll be done at one of the outpatient surgery centers in Twin Falls most likely. They don't get sick walk-in's at surgery centers so they're a lot more isolated from the virus.

If the masks don't protect you from the virus, why do all the healthcare workers wear them? Think about it. They don't want all of us buying them up.

Prezacgly.

My wife is needed knee surgery and we'd planned on having it done in Ketchum. Lets just say plans have changed. She has an appointment with a different surgeon in Twin Falls next week. It'll be done at one of the outpatient surgery centers in Twin Falls most likely. They don't get sick walk-in's at surgery centers so they're a lot more isolated from the virus.

Lots of confusion, although there are at least 3 posters on this thread who know precisely what they are speaking of.
The N95 will absolutely protect the wearer if worn and fitted correctly. Many of the “sewing projects” are making cloth masks to go over the N95 to protect them from becoming soiled - they are in such short supply, that if not soiled they are being used for multiple encounters. Part of the reason for the shortage may be the hoarders. The reason the general public is told they don’t need the N95 is that if you maintain normal distance from someone your likelihood of transmission is exceedingly low. Remove that distance and add coughing and aerosolization of respiratory droplets while manipulating an airway multiple times a day and the likelihood of transmission increases significantly.