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Health September 20, 2023 - 12:35 pm

‘A nice, regular fall’: Kansas doctors call for more vaccinations to dampen COVID-19 cases

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

Doctors warn that colder months have already brought an uptick in COVID-19 cases, especially in the urban parts of the state, though numbers are still significantly lower than they were during the height of the pandemic.

Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health/Contributed Photo
Health February 23, 2022 - 7:15 pm

New Douglas County health officer sworn in; COVID-19 cases slowly dropping but still in red transmission phase

by Mackenzie Clark

Douglas County’s new health officer, Dr. Jennifer Schrimsher, made her appointment official Wednesday afternoon, as new COVID-19 cases are dropping but still at levels where spread is a concern.

Health January 5, 2022 - 12:01 pm

‘Our most difficult point’: Unvaxxed COVID patients overflow hospitals as doctors beg for help

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Jennifer Schrimsher, a physician at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, was up until 2 a.m. revising contingency plans. The hospital, like all others in Kansas, is coping with unprecedented numbers of COVID-19 patients and staff members out sick with the virus.

Health December 17, 2021 - 2:48 pm

Surging COVID-19 case numbers have some Kansas hospitals sapped of bed space, resources

by Noah Taborda, Kansas Reflector

Amid concerns COVID-19 will worsen as the temperature drops, Kansas hospital leaders are warning of rapidly rising case numbers leading to poor outcomes and limiting bed space.

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