Critically ill rural Kansans struggle to find proper healthcare as metro hospitals continue filling up with Covid patients

During the pandemic, we’ve often focused on bigger metro hospitals like in Wichita. But when they start filling up, it creates a domino effect making it sometimes impossible for rural patients to get the help they need. Preston Sauers is the CEO of Kingman Healthcare Center. Like many rural communities, the pandemic hit hard for him and his team. “Her statement to the ER provider was, I shouldn’t have listened to facebook. I should have gotten the vaccine,” said Sauers. Over the weekend, a young patient came in with COVID. After doing everything the doctors could, they decided she needed to be transferred for additional care. After days of trying, the closest option wasn’t even in Kansas.
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