Name: 20 deaths connected to COVID-19 at Tennessee nursing home
Brand: wvlt.tv
SKU: wvlt-tv-4
Availability: OnlineOnly

critic

20 deaths connected to COVID-19 at Tennessee nursing home

preview

At least 20residents of a Tennessee nursing home have died during the coronavirus pandemic.Dozens of the nursing home’s residents remain hospitalized at Sumner Regional Medical Center but the hospital is no longer confirming information about those patients, including if they pass away.Dozens of the nursing home’s residents remain hospitalized at Sumner Regional Medical Center but the hospital is no longer confirming information about those patients, including if they pass away.The hospital is referring all questions to the Tennessee Department of Health, but TDOH is not releasing any information about deaths from specific facilities.Sources have confirmed multiple deaths have occurred in recent days, including a resident who died at the nursing home on April 8 and another who died Friday morning at a hospital in Carthage, Tennessee.Less than a week after transferring dozens of residents to local hospitals the Gallatin Center for Rehabilitation and Healing began moving patients back into the facility on Thursday. WTVF reported the patients were transported back to the facility over the weekend. Officials at the Gallatin Center for Rehabilitation and Healing said they were informed by the Department of Health that at least 107 patients have tested positive for COVID-19. "All positive employees will be treated and will only return to work after being clinically approved," said Cochran. "It’s a nasty virus and we’re working to take care of our patients, and that’s the most important thing for us."All patients who tested positive were transported to Sumner Regional Hospital. The center said patients with symptoms related to COVID-19 were taken to a local hospital for a higher level of care."We are working with local governing bodies and officials to ensure the safety and well-being of our patients and staff as we fight this virus," the center said in a release. Gallatin Center staff are screened multiple times per shift, wear personal protective equipment and do not report to duty if unwell. The center said the families of each patient has been notified."The COVID-19 virus is impacting our country in a fast-paced manner, and we cannot express just how important it is that we all take the safety measures put in place by our local and state authorities seriously," the center said.The center said earlier in the week a patient and an employee tested positive for the new coronavirus, WTVF . A total of 54 ambulances, two EMS buses and one wheelchair van was used to transport all patients to Sumner Regional Medical Center Sunday afternoon.BREAKING: Here comes the cavalry. 10 ambulances have arrived at the Gallatin Center to transport patients testing positive for to Sumner Regional Medical Center. — Chris Davis (@ChrisDavisMMJ)

At least 20residents of a Tennessee nursing home have died during the coronavirus pandemic.Dozens of the nursing home’s residents remain hospitalized at Sumner Regional Medical Center but the hospital is no longer confirming information about those patients, including if they pass away.Dozens of the nursing home’s residents remain hospitalized at Sumner Regional Medical Center but the hospital is no longer confirming information about those patients, including if they pass away.The hospital is referring all questions to the Tennessee Department of Health, but TDOH is not releasing any...

public

WVLT

wvlt.tv

Credible

Speculation

Anecdotal Evidence

Generalization

Stacking the Deck

Appeal to Authority

Straw Man

Slippery Slope

Emotional Appeal

Red Herring

False Dilemma

Illogical

Moral Equivalency

Ad Hominem

Correlation w/o Causation

Semantics

Begging the Question

Faulty Analogy

Non Sequitur

Bandwagon

Dogmatism

Failing Occam's Razor

Biased

Pure Opinion

Hit Piece

Racial Bias

National Bias

Religious Bias

Financial Incentive

Political Agenda

Gender Bias

Misused Image/Video

Study Misinterpreted

Mistake

Misused Term

Science Misrepresented

Factual Error

Satire

Surface Level

Lack of Reliable Sources

Sensational

Not Credible

Investigative

Balanced

Well Sourced

Great Context

sports

entertainment

U.S.

international

business

technology

science

culture

politics

media

health

20 deaths connected to COVID-19 at Tennessee nursing home

No article scores yet.

CRITIC REVIEWS

PUBLIC REVIEWS