DCH Coronavirus Update 8-16-21

Update Aug. 16, 2021

REMINDER: Back-to-School Weekend Vaccination Event Offered by DCH, West Alabama Pediatrics, Tuscaloosa Pediatrics and Bama Pediatrics

DCH Health System is working with volunteers from West Alabama Pediatrics, Tuscaloosa Pediatrics and Bama Pediatrics to offer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, Aug. 21 from 8 a.m. – noon. This effort is focused on a weekend vaccination option for children 12 or older, their parents and school staff. However, any individual 12 or older who has not received the vaccine can register for an appointment time on that Saturday.

The vaccines will be administered at DCH’s Remote Vaccination Site in the parking lot west of DCH Regional Medical Center. The site is drive through only, so anyone wishing to receive the vaccine must come in a vehicle. A parent or guardian must accompany, and sign a consent form for, any individual between the ages of 12 and 17 who wishes to receive the vaccine.

To register for the vaccine on Saturday, Aug. 21, or the regularly scheduled Friday times, click here: https://www.dchsystem.com/covidvaccine/

COVID-19 Information

To protect patient privacy, DCH has established a minimum threshold of five for reporting numbers of inpatients with laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19.

DCH Health System internal counts as of 2:56 p.m. on 8/16/21:

• 138 inpatients within the DCH system who are positive for COVID-19.
• 30 inpatients who are positive for COVID-19 are being treated in the ICU.
• 11 inpatients who are positive for COVID-19 are on ventilators.
• 9,692 (cumulative) unique positives for COVID-19 tests including results from the ED, triage tent and inpatient. These individuals are not necessarily in the hospital.
• 47,385 (cumulative) unique negatives for COVID-19 at DCH sites.
• 11,825 (cumulative) positive COVID-19 at DCH sites. These individuals are not necessarily in the hospital.
• 93,929 (cumulative) negative tests at DCH sites.
• 4,111 inpatients (cumulative) who were positive for COVID-19 have been discharged.
• 586 inpatients (cumulative) who were positive for COVID-19 have died at DCH. This is not an indication of the cause of death, only that the individuals were positive for COVID-19 at the time of death.
• 315 Tuscaloosa County residents (cumulative) who were positive for COVID-19 have died (per the Alabama Department of Public Health).