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Vaccine mandate protest takes place outside of Gundersen Health System
September 4, 2021 5:42 PM Posted: September 4, 2021 5:42 PM Updated: September 4, 2021 6:54 PM LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT)- Employees of Gundersen Health System and members of the community are protesting the healthcare system’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. They say the mandate may cause many healthcare workers to lose their jobs after November 1. Their goal is to ask Gundersen Health System to withdraw the mandate completely or at least add other exemption options for employees. We were not able to get an interview on-camera with one of the employees, but they did provide us with this statement: “We … Read more
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Gundersen Health System expanding COVID treatment to support influx of patients
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WEAU) – A rapid rise in hospitalizations is causing Gundersen Health System to expand the scope of its COVID treatment. The hospital announced Friday that an overflow of patients from its COVID unit are now being cared for within individual rooms in a second area. A third area is also being used as a negative pressure unit. Operations Vice President Mike McKee says Gundersen has seen a steady increase in COVID patients since the beginning of August, but the last two weeks the hospital has been treating between 25-35 people. In addition, McKee adds that anywhere from … Read more
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