Rural counties face their own challenges in the coronavirus pandemic — how one is coping via LauraRamirez00
In 2014, rural Scott County, Ind., 80 miles south of Indianapolis, was the site of one of the largest HIV outbreaks in recent years outside of big cities, apparently due to opioid users sharing hypodermic needles. The county is still recovering but now faces the possibility of another deadly epidemic: COVID-19.
“We are working very hard with our local partners to combat the spread of this virus,” Michelle Matern, the Scott County Health Department administrator, told Yahoo News. “We are treating this like a pandemic flu.” And to educate and keep the community informed about the coronavirus, the county’s health department has been providing important information via its social media pages.
Story continuesFor a hospital to have this designation, which allows for increased Medicare reimbursements, it must meet certain criteria. For instance, it must have 25 or fewer beds, be located more than 35 miles from another hospital and maintain an average length of stay of 96 hours or less per patient.
Melanie Robbins, 47, lives in the small town of Underwood in Scott County. A few days ago, her 15-year-old daughter developed symptoms similar to those of the coronavirus: “Her chest hurt when she was breathing and her throat hurt.” Robbins sought an appointment with a local clinic, but it did not take her insurance. She proceeded to call the local hospital and brought her daughter to the emergency room. “We were able to go straight in, and there was no wait,” said Robbins.
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