NOLA VA patients headed to Biloxi

An unknown number of veterans being treated at the Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in New Orleans will be moved to the VA’s Biloxi campus to ease the coronavirus caseload in the Crescent City, officials told the Sun Herald. The patients will be transported by ambulance, said Jessica Jacobsen, director of the Dallas regional office of VA public affairs. Veterans headed for Biloxi are “non-COVID-19 patients,” said Bruce Cummins, VA public affairs at Biloxi. It’s not clear if any of the patients marked for transit have been tested for coronavirus. “Exact numbers are not available, because it will be on an as-needed basis,” Jacobsen said in an email. About 22% of coronavirus cases related to the VA are in New Orleans, based on figures released March 27 (14 inpatient and 113 outpatient cases). New Orleans had more confirmed cases than any other VA hospital in America as of March 27, according to its website. There have been no reported coronavirus cases at the VA in Biloxi. (Source: Sun Herald 03/27/20) https://www.sunherald.com/news/coronavirus/article241545936.html#storylink=cpy