Heather Lyda, registered nurse and nurse manager of PeaceHealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center, positions the Coronavirus health alert sign right outside of the emergency department. When visiting the emergency room, staff only allows one patient or family member at a time, separates patients with Coronavirus symptoms, and no one — staff included — is allowed into the emergency room with a fever over 100.4. PHOTO PROVIDED/PEACEHEALTH
Like a calm before the storm, the emergency…
