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Coronavirus Czar Says Pandemic is a Stress Test for WV Health Care

Coronavirus Czar Says Pandemic is a Stress Test for WV Health Care

Released Wednesday, 3rd June 2020
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Coronavirus Czar Says Pandemic is a Stress Test for WV Health Care

Coronavirus Czar Says Pandemic is a Stress Test for WV Health Care

Coronavirus Czar Says Pandemic is a Stress Test for WV Health Care

Coronavirus Czar Says Pandemic is a Stress Test for WV Health Care

Wednesday, 3rd June 2020
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It’s about 10 weeks since the coronavirus pandemic shut down much of the country, including West Virginia. While state officials are now reopening businesses, the pandemic is far from over. Seventy-eight West Virginians have died due to COVID-19. 250,000 unemployment claims have been filed. But the pandemic has exacted another toll — it’s fractured many of the state’s healthcare institutions. When the state was in quarantine mode, hospitals delayed and canceled many medical procedures. People shied away from elective surgeries that are just the kind of procedures that make money for hospitals. As a result, revenues are down and some health care systems have laid off staff to keep costs down. Recently, WV’s Governor lifted those restrictions to allow elective medical procedures. As medical systems come back on line, Trey speaks with Dr. Clay Marsh -- WV’s “COVID-19 Czar.” He  sees the pandemic as an opportunity to fix the parts of the state's healthcare system that are failing some West Virginians.

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