Clatsop County health providers bracing for Omicron surge

Clatsop County held an online press conference about COVID trends and testing. The County is bracing for an Omicron surge. By Joanne Rideout [Scroll down to listen, script below] Judy Geiger is vice president of patient care services at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria. Judy Geiger: “We’ve seen an uptick in COVID but it’s staying right around the four to five patient range with positive COVID patients. We are doing a fair amount of preparation for this current surge that we believe we will start seeing the affects of in the very near future. She said the hospital is poised...