Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital

Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital is pictured on Thursday, August 12, 2021.

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Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital’s critical care unit is at 100% capacity and the health system is planning to implement portions of its surge plan, including using unlicensed beds, hiring emergency staff and redistributing health care workers.

The health system is not yet implementing a crisis of care standard — which rations care for some patients — but is preparing for the possibility if COVID-19 volumes don’t decline, COVID-19 Incident Command Lead for Bozeman Health Kallie Kujawa said Wednesday during a press conference.

As of Wednesday, Deaconess Hospital had 16 COVID-19 patients, six of which were in the critical care unit. Big Sky Medical Center had two COVID patients.


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