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As COVID-19 cases increase significantly in our community, Mount Nittany Health is taking actions to urge community members to practice behaviors, like wearing a mask and physical distancing, to help prevent COVID-19. To underscore the need for collective action, more than 700 Mount Nittany Health providers and staff signed an open letter to the community imploring them to stop the spread of COVID-19 by wearing a mask. Nurses, doctors, and employees from all departments across the system signed their names to the message. The health system shared the letter to the community through social media and publishing it in the Centre Daily Times on Sunday, December 20.
Just last week, Mount Nittany Health reached an all-time high of 53 COVID-19 inpatients ages 19 to 53. In response, the Medical Center moved to the next phase of its pandemic response plan. Due to the sustained high COVID-19 inpatients, at least half of planned elective surgeries and some other procedures will be rescheduled through January 11. Further reductions will be made if needed.
The dedicated and compassionate team at Mount Nittany Health is asking the community to rally together to wear a mask, avoid gatherings, wash hands often, and maintain social distancing. These small actions make a difference in stopping the spread of COVID-19.
Click here to view the open letter to the community.
