Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center (TLRMC) is here to serve our community.
We have safety protocols in place to keep patients and visitors safe from COVID-19. Please do not delay seeking care if you are experiencing health issues or scheduled for preventative services or screening. If a patient delays coming in, it delays diagnosis, and many treatments are time sensitive.
We can treat you safely and avoid severe consequences. We are continuing to take aggressive measures to protect our patients and team members:
- All employees are screened for fever and other symptoms consistent with COVID-19 prior to beginning their shifts.
- All hospital team members along with anyone entering the facility are required to wear surgical masks at all times.
- Visitor restrictions remain in place for all of TLRMC facilities to reduce possible exposure to patients and staff.
- All patients and visitors are screened for fever and other symptoms consistent with COVID-19 prior to entrance into the hospital.
- All public areas are cleaned throughout the day using appropriate disinfectants (all patient rooms, patient care areas and equipment are thoroughly cleaned between patients using appropriate disinfectants).
- Patients with COVID-19 are isolated from other patients.
- Patients scheduled for a procedure or surgery are tested for COVID-19 before their procedure. If they test positive, their procedure or surgery is rescheduled for their safety.
New COVID-19 drugs approved
TLRMC has been approved to administer two new drugs that have just recently been approved by the FDA for emergency use for inpatient and outpatient COVID-19 positive patients who meet designated criteria.
Remdesivir is available to be given to COVID-19 positive patients early on during their hospitalization to reduce their symptoms and hopefully shorten their time in the hospital. Bamlanivimab will be given to patients that present to the Emergency Department that test positive for COVID-19 and meet certain risk factors, with the purpose of minimizing symptoms and keeping patients out of the hospital.
Grayson County continues to be a red zone with 53.5 positive cases per day per 100,000 residents.
“With COVID-19 being so widespread in our region and the increasing number of positive patients that we’re caring for, it has put a strain on our staff,” said Wayne Meriwether, CEO of Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center. “Bed capacity isn’t a problem, but having enough nurses and aides to care for the patients we have is becoming more difficult. With this in mind we’re asking any RNs, LPNs or nurses’ aides that aren’t currently employed to consider working one to two shifts per week on a temporary basis.”
If you are interested in working in a clinical area, please contact the TLRMC Human Resources department at 270-259-9544.
As always, it is critically important to practice the three W’s: wear a mask, wash your hands, and watch your distance.
Additional information on COVID-19 can be obtained from the CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
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