Coronavirus preparations prompt Memorial Hospital to move all baby deliveries to Shiloh
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Memorial Hospital Belleville is preparing for a “surge” of COVID-19 patients in the weeks and months ahead in part by moving baby deliveries to Memorial Hospital East in Shiloh, a spokeswoman said.
The measure started Monday, according to hospital spokeswoman Kendra Whittle, as the number of people infected with the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19, a respiratory disease, reached 210 in southwestern Illinois.
She said the emergency department in Belleville would still be staffed with trained labor and delivery nurses in case of an emergency and to safely transport pregnant women to Memorial East.
As of Monday, there had been 86 COVID-19 patients in St. Clair County alone, including four people with underlying medical conditions who died after they were diagnosed.
This story was originally published April 7, 2020 at 12:26 PM.
