Virtua Willingboro Hospital, in Burlington County, also temporarily diverted patients this week due to an unusually high patient volume in its emergency department, said hospital spokesman Daniel Moise. The New Jersey Department of Health works to ensure that citizens receive appropriate levels of care in every regulated facility. To do this we need information- so the Department can see the location of centers and how many doses they need to reserve. Mr. Kennedy from the . Divert status means either the whole hospital or a unit cant accept new patients temporarily, and those patients are sent to other medical centers. COVID 19: New and Updated Information and Resources Individual Hospital Statistics for New Jersey. A:this requirement can be fulfilled by calling the hospital. 0000022138 00000 n endobj Were seeing more cases of people who have flu and COVID and other illnesses and injuries," she said. endstream endobj 167 0 obj <>/Metadata 19 0 R/Outlines 42 0 R/PageLayout/OneColumn/Pages 164 0 R/StructTreeRoot 57 0 R/Type/Catalog>> endobj 168 0 obj <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/StructParents 0/Type/Page>> endobj 169 0 obj <>stream The Hippocrates system, named after the famed Greek physician of medical lore, was built in the 2000s to collect and integrate up-to-the-minute information from hospitals, public health departments, ambulance companies and meteorologists. Emergency Room (ER) Diversion happens when a hospital and its emergency room are overloaded to the point that they can no longer safely accommodate another patient. Our journalism needs your support. Shesaiddivert status is usually cleared relatively quickly. Persichilli noted all hospitals have started reporting how many ventilators they have on hand. 0000002072 00000 n When a hospital reaches divert status, they notify the Department of Health and the local EMS. The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services' Hippocrates System She reminded those who are ill to, when possible and not experiencing an emergency, call the hospital before seeking care to help avoid a sudden influx of patients. )TtB%0 \4&Z4)*K-td0jXau9;99n KXcQdl.h9>o^79 l-7oj3o>vIKW]sk^}m5-VPR}["(e 9][ats^OG^G -dW=m6v=K^]p^lo eo)].ge'd3BnxSObI;_4VXVbO m4NfQ\P9!&r}m/&c V8x41dd(_cS~+%Rpq}XGH~x-. You cannot register using Internet Explorer. q`LG@A9F^7 |g`q #uP endstream endobj 69 0 obj <> endobj 70 0 obj <> endobj 71 0 obj <>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text]/ExtGState<>>>/Type/Page>> endobj 72 0 obj <> endobj 73 0 obj <>stream hb```V St. The hospitals flu volume is low, she said, with only a few cases over the last couple of weeks. We will continue to update this as more information becomes available. New Jersey hospitals have been able to handle the increasing number of COVID-19 patients being admitted for treatment, but some medical centers in the northern region of the state are now approaching critical-care capacity. Stefanie Mozgai, BA, RN, CPM, NJ Department of Health, Marie Romano, Regional Director, Mitchell Martin Healthcare LLC; Blake Baird, Medely; Nancy Goldstein, The Horizon Group Of Companies, How Staffing Models in Healthcare Have Changed due to the COVID-19 Crisis, Proactive Steps to Position your ASC for Successful Payer Negotiations, Nelson Gomes, Sr VP of Business Development/GM of NJ, Medicus IT; Craig Lahey, Regional VP of ASC Sales, Surgical Information Systems; Chris Dutra, Stratix, John Fanburg, Brach Eichler; Joe Simonetta, Public Strategies Impact, October 19, 2022 Quarterly Membership Meeting, April 20, 2022 General Membership Meeting, January 26, 2022 Quarterly Membership Meeting, October 27, 2021 Quarterly Membership Meeting, October 2020 Quarterly Membership Meeting, Quarterly Membership Meeting Presentations, Health Commissioner Address Recent COVID Surge.