The Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Jennie Stuart

Kentucky National Guard to be deployed to Jennie Stuart

by Julia Hunter
October 2, 2021

A surge in cases of the delta variant has prompted an unrelenting stream of COVID-19 patients at Jennie Stuart unlike ever before.

Christian County, region reaches 100% ICU capacity

by Julia Hunter
September 3, 2021

On Friday, there wasn't a single intensive care bed available in Christian County or within its 11-county region. In the majority of other areas, more than 95% of ICU beds were occupied.

Jennie Stuart sees steepest spike in COVID hospitalizations yet; vast majority unvaccinated

by Julia Hunter
August 12, 2021

As health care workers grapple with the pandemic’s most recent wave, a few things are clear: patients hospitalized with COVID are getting sick quicker, are younger than before and are mostly unvaccinated.

Jennie Stuart COVID-19 occupancy dips to lowest level since October

by Julia Hunter
February 21, 2021

It's the first time in four months that the hospital's stress level due to the pandemic had been considered "low."

Dip in COVID-19 hospitalizations suggests reprieve for Jennie Stuart

by Julia Hunter
February 8, 2021

While the hospital's COVID-19 patient occupancy is the lowest it has been in two months, data suggests Jennie Stuart is still under stress from the coronavirus pandemic.

Data suggest continued stress on Jennie Stuart despite drop in hospitalizations

by Julia Hunter
January 26, 2021

COVID-19 hospitalizations at Jennie Stuart Medical Center have declined from a recent peak, but newly released federal data show the hospital has been under what health care experts consider "extreme stress."

Data: Jennie Stuart’s COVID-19, ICU numbers grow, despite overall drop in hospitalizations

by Julia Hunter
January 19, 2021

From Jan. 8 to 14, the percentage of occupied ICU beds at Jennie Stuart was higher than any other time for which data is available.

Jennie Stuart’s COVID-19 hospitalizations reach dangerous level, data show

by Julia Hunter
January 12, 2021

During the most recent reporting week, Jennie Stuart's COVID-19 occupancy in the ICU and across the entire hospital reached dangerously high levels.

COVID-19 hospitalizations at Jennie Stuart reach record high

by Julia Hunter
January 4, 2021

For the fourth day in a row, COVID-19 hospitalizations at Jennie Stuart have reached a record high.

Data show continued COVID-19 strain on Jennie Stuart

by Julia Hunter
December 28, 2020

For the week of Dec. 18 through 24, the hospital reached record highs for the total number of inpatient beds occupied by coronavirus patients and its overall proportion of COVID-19 patients.

Jennie Stuart, Christian County Health Department receive COVID-19 vaccine

by Julia Hunter
December 23, 2020

Jennie Stuart Health has received 500 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, and distribution has begun among its frontline workers.

Federal data show Jennie Stuart under ‘extreme stress’ from COVID-19

by Julia Hunter
December 16, 2020

Three of the last four weeks of data show that Jennie Stuart's ratio of COVID-19 patients to total beds was at or above the 20% threshold that puts a hospital under “extreme stress.” For the most recent week available, the ratio of 16%.