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‘He’s a miracle’: Man diagnosed with COVID discharged from hospital after fighting virus for 453 days
Read full article: ‘He’s a miracle’: Man diagnosed with COVID discharged from hospital after fighting virus for 453 daysIn August of 2021, Weaymon “Dub” Crochet from Bellaire went to Houston Methodist in the Texas Medical Center with COVID.
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Look inside the Katy infectious disease unit where local coronavirus patients will be treated
Read full article: Look inside the Katy infectious disease unit where local coronavirus patients will be treatedBut now, the Highly Infectious Disease Unit at Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital in Katy will be used to treat coronavirus patients. Inside this state-of-the-art, isolation unit, huge air pumping machines are used to constantly pump virus-contaminated-air out of each room and away from the hospital and other patients and staff. How many coronavirus patients are they treating right now? In all, Houston Methodist says it is currently treating 16 coronavirus patients — 12 presumptive positive patients and four confirmed coronavirus patients. Houston Methodist is also working in partnership with city and county officials to open three different mobile-testing centers for coronavirus patients.