Current DELTA status: DELTA Minor
From Incident Command: CoxHealth hospitals are reporting normal operations at this time. Incident Command continues to monitor the winter weather. This morning, Governor Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency for Missouri. Weather reports indicate that Kansas City is being hit the hardest at this time. A winter weather warning remains in effect for the Ozarks until 6 p.m. tonight. The warning may be extended, as precipitation is expected to continue into this evening.
EMS: EMS is taking transfers out of Springfield on a case by case basis.
Shuttle: Shuttle service will continue at Cox South until 8 p.m. as scheduled.
Nursing Administration at Cox South continues to coordinate volunteers to drive employees and perform non-patient care duties as needed on nursing units, as well as for staff sheltering.
Please watch for more updates from Incident Command by email, the CoxHealth intranet, and on the CoxHealth Facebook page.