Odessa hospital doing better than most in coronavirus closure

ODESSA — Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center Administrator Emmett Schuster on Monday, April 20, provided an update on steps being taken on the medical campus.

To date, he said, there have been no confirmed cases of the coronavirus in here.

Schuster complimented area residents for continuing to stay somewhat isolated, adding that the hospital and Quail Court Assisted Living still have a no-visitors policy in effect.

The hospital emergency room remains open, and ambulance crews continue to respond to emergencies throughout the town and countryside, while taking the necessary precautions for their...