ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL PERSONNEL TRYING SEVERAL VIRUS TREATMENTS

GRAND ISLAND- Covid-19 patients at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island have been treated with steroids, Remdesivir and convalescent plasma. These treatments have evolved over time and are different than what was originally being used at the beginning of the pandemic. St. Francis is using steroids called dexamethasone to treat patients who are in need of oxygen. A newer development allows for a recovered covid-19 patient to give their plasma which then helps another patient recover quicker. 

Patients who sleep on their chest for overnight and can lay like that for multiple hours a day are shown to breathe more easily and recover quicker, which is a new study St. Francis medical personnel is using on their patients. 

CHI Health St. Francis has moved away from the use of hydroxychloroquine, which was an early stage treatment used for patients, until more research is published. 

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