
A message from Dr. Sharon Grundy to Med Center Patients:
Hi friends,
Everyone wants to know about the delta variant. I’m no different — I reached out to a friend in one of the nation’s new COVID-19 hot spots (outside of Colorado). Here’s what I learned:
The hospital my friend works for has reopened all of the COVID wards and have even gone so far as to open a rehab facility to add patient beds. Both ICU departments in her region are at capacity.
The new trend, according to my friend, is that the patients she’s now seeing is the hospital reflect a higher percentage of young and otherwise healthy people, most of whom are non-vaccinated.
Here in Telluride, cases are rising, but our vaccination rates are also well above the national average. That’s good news. What’s more, we have a great public health direction (recognizing I’m biased as I do serve as the county’s Public Health Officer) but we also have incredible local support for mandates, guidance and general COVID safe behavior.
And still, here’s what I need our patients to understand:
It’s important for me to disclose to you that my behavior is starting to shift — as are many of my peers in the science and health communities. Whereas a few months ago I was thrilled to walk about without a mask and to rejoin my yoga class, I’m now once again wearing a mask indoors in public places where the vaccination status of the population is unknown.
What can you do?
As always, we’ll continue to share with you information and ideas. We’re still — always — in this together!
Dr. Grundy
Sharon Grundy | MD, Primary Care
Telluride Medical Center

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