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From YouTube: Ames Responds to COVID-19 | Episode 2
Description
Panelists from Ames Police Department, Mary Geerly Medical Center, and McFarland Clinic discuss official responses to COVID-19.
A
Hi
welcome
to
aims
response
to
Kovac
19.
This
is
a
question
and
answer
program
with
Ames
area
organizations
who
are
responding
to
hope
in
19
questions
that
we've
received
I'm
Susan
Rios,
a
public
relations
officer
with
the
city
of
Ames.
We
have
several
questions
that
have
come
in
this
week
and
we
have
several
guests
available
to
respond
to
those
questions.
If
you
have
a
Cove
in
nineteen
related
question
make
sure
to
contact
us.
We
have
an
Ames
hotline
that
is
staffed,
Monday
through
Friday
8:00,
to
5:00
fifty
to
three
nine
five,
six,
seven
zero.
A
A
B
B
And
eighty
five
inpatient
beds
now
that
doesn't
mean
all
those
beds
would
be
put
into
use
for
kovat
19
patients.
Our
OB
unit,
for
example,
is
part
of
that
count
and
it's
very
busy
because
people,
despite
everything,
are
still
having
babies.
We
do
have
an
area
of
our
inpatient
unit
that
is
designated
for
kovat
19.
That's
about
50
beds
right
there,
including
some
rooms
that
we
weren't
using
for
inpatient,
but
have
been
react
with.
Should
we
have
a
surge
of
patients?
B
We
also
have
a
14
bed
ICU
unit
that
would
be
utilized
and
is
being
utilized
to
treat
patients,
and
we
have
other
areas
of
the
hospital
that
do
to
our
lower
senses
could
be
cooled
into
place.
Should
we
need
them
again?
We
don't
anticipate
having
to
go
beyond
the
capacity
of
the
hospital,
but
we
are
preparing
for
that
potential,
as
slim
as
it
might
be,
based
on
current
projections-
and
we
are
speaking
with
our
community
partners
about
how
we
can
deal
with
that
situation.
B
A
A
B
There
are
a
number
of
things
we've
done
over
the
past
several
weeks.
The
most
obvious
one
of
course,
is
visitor
restrictions
and
those
have
changed
as
the
situation
has
changed
so
right
now
we
have
a
no
visitor
policy.
There
are
a
few
exceptions
to
that.
For
example,
if
you're
in
our
very
busy
OB
unit,
you
will
have
a
support
person
with
you.
We
are
screening
everyone
who
comes
into
the
hospital
people
who
are
coming
in
this
goes
for
staff.
Physicians,
visitors
who
are
allowed
are
being
given
a
cloth
mask
to
wear.
B
We
have
to
wear
that
in
public
places
and
patient
areas
of
the
hospital
clinical
staff
are
wearing
procedure
masks
at
all
times.
The
rest
of
us
are
wearing
cloth
masks
which
have
been
created
by
an
army
of
volunteers
throughout
the
community,
and
we
are
just
in
their
debt.
For
this.
This
has
been
an
amazing
service
and
we're
still
relying
on
it,
so
everybody's
masking.
So
in
encoded
patient
rooms,
we
have
things
in
place,
so
we
only
have
essential
staff
going
into
those
rooms.
The
best
example
I
can
give
you
what
that
means
is.
B
Typically,
if
you
order
a
meal
and
you're
a
patient,
you
order
a
meal.
A
member
of
the
dietary
staff
is
gonna,
bring
that
up
to
the
floor
and
bring
that
into
your
room
and
get
it
all
ready
for
you
and
they're
gonna
come
back
and
pick
up
your
tray
when
you're
done
that's
not
happening
anymore,
you
may
order
a
meal,
of
course,
but
it's
going
to
be
brought
in
by
a
nurse
who's
been
assigned
to
you.
B
So
it's
a
small
core
group
of
people
who
are
all
properly
PPE
who
are
going
into
the
patient
rooms,
Kovan
19
patients
both
diagnosed
and
those
whose
tests
we're
still
waiting
on
leave,
of
course
cancelled
elective
surgeries,
which
is
a
variety
of
reasons
for
that.
One
of
the
key
ones,
of
course,
is
to
preserve
PPE.
That
is
a
big
thing,
of
course,
for
Andy
Medical,
Center
right
now,
restaurants
being
closed
affected,
our
cafeteria
we're
still
serving
food
coffee
shops
still
serving
coffee.
A
C
B
C
C
Of
our
playground,
structures
and
city
parks
and
schools
around
the
area,
those
areas
are
closed.
However,
the
green
spaces
and
the
trails
in
those
areas
are
still
open
and
people
can
use
those.
We
did
receive
quite
a
few
complaints
last
week
and
most
of
those
complaints
we
perceive
we're
actually
not
violations
of
the
governor's
Proclamation.
It
was
just
two
or
three
kids
playing
soccer
out
in
green
space
and
city
park.
C
Point
that
those
allowed
to
have
I
think
so
I
think
as
a
weather
increases
we
may
get
some
more
of
these
phone
calls
we're
trying
to
balance
the
need
to
respond
to
those
calls
with
other
priority
calls
on
behalf
that
may
come
in
so
we'll
visually
get
to
those.
But
at
this
point
those
are
the
main
complaints
so.
A
C
For
sure
one
thing
they
can
do
is
call
our
dispatch
center
and
that
number
is
two
three
nine
five
one,
three
three
I
think
for
those
situations,
probably
some
more
the
certainly
egregious
avenches
offenses.
If
you
a
large
party
of
college-age
kids
in
a
front
yard,
there's
ten
or
more
people
there,
they're
not
there
within
six
feet
of
each
other.
That's
some
data!
You
should
call
us
about
and
we'll
respond
to
those
there's,
some
other
things.
C
If
you
see
some
people
in
a
parks
area,
you're,
not
sure
you
could
also
call
the
Parks
and
Rec
Department
during
regular
business
hours.
I
may
be
old.
Respond
to
that,
so
that
we're
not
dedicate
lease
off
eventually
on
to
that
ball.
So
the
there
other
ways
to
report
that-
and
you
said
earlier
Susan
we
have
the
city
hotline
Monday
through
Friday.
They
keep
calling
and
again.
That
number
is
239
five,
six,
seven
zero
and
also
up
Copa
19
and
city
of
Ames,
or
is
another
way
that
they
did
a
report
that
fight.
A
D
Know
that's
on
the
minds
of
lots
of
residents
in
our
area,
and
we
want
the
residents
to
know
that
if
and
when
they
need
care.
So
Carlin
is
a
safe
place
to
receive
that
care,
just
as
Steven
mentioned
with
the
hospital,
but
for
the
clinic
we
put
in
a
number
of
steps
to
ensure
the
safety
and
care
of
our
patients.
D
For
example,
we
do
have
a
nurse
phone
line
that
individuals
can
call
directly
to
be
able
to
assess
prep
some
symptoms
of
her
respiratory
symptoms
that
they're
having
and
determine
where
best
they
might
need
to
get
care
for
that
or
do
they
need
to
go
into
their
doctor's
office.
We
also
have
designated
clinics
here
in
Ames
and
in
a
couple
of
our
other
communities
for
individuals
who
are
having
upper
respiratory
symptoms.
D
But
one
of
the
reasons
why
we
put
those
clinics
into
places
that
we
can
consolidate
and
conserve
our
PPE
at
one
location
and
treat
individuals
with
those
symptoms,
while
keeping
some
of
our
other
clinics
opens
are
linked.
Provide
care
to
patients
who
may
have
other
healthcare
concerns
so
between
the
nurse
phone
line.
The
designated
clinics,
and
certainly
just
as
the
hospital
is
doing,
we're
screening
individuals
that
are
coming
to
the
clinics
for.
A
D
We've
limited
visitors
as
well
at
the
clinic,
but
it
probably
is
a
safe
place
and
to
receive
care.
You
know,
individuals
have
health
care
needs
beyond
some
of
the
symptoms
associated
with
Kovan,
some
that
are
chronic
care
health
issues,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
patients
are
receiving
this
care
they
need.
So
we
would
encourage
anyone
who
has
any
sort
of
healthcare
concern
to
give
their
provider
a
call
or
in
the
clinic,
a
call
to
be
able
to
discuss
these
and
be
able
to
determine
where
it
may
be
the
best
options
for
receiving
care.
D
D
D
Yeah,
absolutely
giving
to
call
I
know
provided
a
number
to
a
nurse
phone
line
and,
as
the
team
of
nurses
and
they're
they're
able
to
take
your
call
and
do
some
assessment
with
you.
That
number
is
five
one:
five,
five
hundred
six,
seven
one
one.
You
can
call
that
number
directly
or
you
can
call
in
to
your
primary
care
office
directly
and
says
it
was
a
staff
there
as
well
and
again
they
will
assess
the
stresses
what
you
might
be
experiencing.
There's.
A
Anjali
Genki,
with
McFarland
clinic
Ames,
responds
to
kovin
19
as
an
opportunity
for
Ames
residents
to
ask
they're
covered
19.
If
there's
something
you're
curious
about,
please
let
us
know
we'll
put
together
another
program
soon
and
we'd
like
to
include
your
question
as
part
of
that
again
call
us
five,
two:
three:
nine
five:
six:
seven
zero
or
email
at
us,
email,
us
and
coconuts
at
UMaine
stat
board.
Finally,
please
remember
that
we
are
living
in
rapidly
changing
times.
The
information
we
provide
today
is
the
most
accurate
that
we
have
today,
but
everything
may
change.