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Mercy Health Managing COVID-19 Surge Despite Increase in Patients, Hospitalizations

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Steve Goss is the president of Mercy Clinic Northwest Arkansas.

Although the coronavirus pandemic first arrived in Arkansas back in March, Northwest Arkansas is only now seeing a surge of COVID-19 cases across the region, which means local hospitals are admitting more patients who require hospitalization and the use of a ventilator. Mercy Clinic Northwest Arkansas President Steve Goss discusses how the health system is managing the growing number of cases and how it prepared for that eventuality ahead of time.

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