BR hospital surpasses previous COVID hospitalizations

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (WAFB) – Notre-Dame du Lac Regional Medical Center (OLOL) in Baton Rouge set a new record on Thursday, July 29.

The hospital says it now has more COVID-19 patients than it had at any other time during the pandemic.

OLOL indicates that it currently has 140 COVID-19 patients hospitalized, including 50 in intensive care unit.

The previous record was 138 patients.

OLOL’s chief medical officer, Dr Catherine O’Neal, said half of the COVID-19 patients at their facility are under the age of 50, including eleven children.

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O’Neal sent a video message on Thursday, urging unvaccinated members of the community to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

“Two weeks ago we started sounding the alarm bells about our fourth push, and it was here or at least on our doorstep,” said O’Neal. “At that time, we had 35 COVID-19 patients admitted to Notre-Dame du Lac. Today we have 140, ”she said.

“We are here today to ask you to help us. Help us end the pandemic. Help us stop what is happening to the people we love. To get vaccinated. If you get vaccinated today, you will start to have antibodies against COVID-19 within the next seven to ten days. “

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