Overwhelmed by COVID-19: A day inside a Louisiana hospital
3 years, 4 months ago

Overwhelmed by COVID-19: A day inside a Louisiana hospital

LA Times  

COVID-19 patient Joan Bronson walks across her hospital room with the help of a physical therapist at Ochsner Medical Center in Jefferson, a suburb of New Orleans, on Aug. 11, 2021. “Sunday was supposed to be my day off with my kids, but we need help here, and one day I want to be able to tell those two little boys I did the thing that was needed at the time it was needed.” Nurses helping nurses In Ochsner Medical Center’s intensive care unit, nurses Joan Blizzard and Arthur Bienvenu try to take care of each other along with their COVID-19 patients. As he sat by a window in a recovery room in one of Ochsner’s COVID-19 units, taking in some sunshine from the bench near his hospital bed, he said he’s not only wishing he’d gotten the vaccine but also wants everyone he knows to get it, “and I’ll go if they need somebody to go with them.” Batiste isn’t sure where he contracted the virus but said he had been on a family trip to Disney World and had also visited friends in the weeks before falling ill. “It just happened,” he said. I started coughing a lot.” He said he took over-the-counter cough medicine, hoping it would pass, but “it just got worse and worse, and I started throwing up a lot, and I couldn’t keep anything down.” Since he was admitted to the hospital last week, he’s been given vitamins, steroids, breathing treatments and shots to prevent blood clots. “You’re never too safe to go and get vaccinated.” Lubrano, the critical care nurse now ill with COVID-19, said she had never been hospitalized until this year.

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Covid hospitalizations jumped 60% in last week of 2022; Hospital total at 8-week high
1 year, 11 months ago

Covid hospitalizations jumped 60% in last week of 2022; Hospital total at 8-week high

NL Times  

A total of 623 people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus entered hospital care in the Netherlands during the final calendar week of 2022, according to the RIVM. The number of new hospitalizations rose by nearly 60 percent compared to the previous week, the Dutch public health institute said on Tuesday in its regular weekly update on the situation. Some 6.7 …

COVID-19: Bihar fully prepared to handle cases surge, says Tejashwi Yadav
2 years ago

COVID-19: Bihar fully prepared to handle cases surge, says Tejashwi Yadav

India TV News  

COVID-19 : Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav asserted that the state government is fully prepared to handle a surge in COVID-19 cases. Yadav, who holds the health portfolio, reviewed the COVID situation in the state with health officials, civil surgeons, and directors of medical colleges on Thursday, asking them to gear up in case of an outbreak of the …

COVID-19 cases are starting to drop in L.A. Will the decline last?
2 years ago

COVID-19 cases are starting to drop in L.A. Will the decline last?

LA Times  

Shoppers make their way along Santee Alley in Los Angeles on Dec. 6. “Almost three years into the pandemic, there could be a sense of resignation with the ebbs and flow of transmission,” L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said during a recent briefing. L.A. County’s weekly case rate last week reached a seasonal high of 272 for every …

Covid hospital total dips slightly, but new infections could be back on the rise
2 years ago

Covid hospital total dips slightly, but new infections could be back on the rise

NL Times  

Hospitals in the Netherlands recorded a 3 percent decrease in the number of patients with Covid-19 being treated as in-patients. Data from the RIVM showed a similar stabilization in the number of hospitalizations related to Covid-19 during the last calendar week. There was also a 5 percent increase in the number of people who tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, …

Covid autumn wave likely over: Hospital total below 850; Infections at 6-month low
2 years, 1 month ago

Covid autumn wave likely over: Hospital total below 850; Infections at 6-month low

NL Times  

Hospitals in the Netherlands were treating 849 people with Covid-19 on Tuesday afternoon, according to the LCPS. The current Covid-19 patient total included 33 patients in intensive care units, and 816 more in regular care wards. That reflects a one-fourth reduction in total hospital admissions, including a 60 percent decrease in intensive care admissions. Last calendar week, NICE counted 426 …

Nursing home residents at risk as Covid infections rise 23%
2 years, 2 months ago

Nursing home residents at risk as Covid infections rise 23%

Dutch News  

The number of nursing home residents testing positive for coronavirus rose by 23% over the past week and hospital admissions are also rising, public health institute RIVM said in its Tuesday update. ‘Coronavirus can spread quickly in an open society without far reaching measures,’ the RIVM said. The number of coronavirus particles in waste water shot up 75% over the …

Nursing home residents at risk as Covid infections rise 23%
2 years, 2 months ago

Nursing home residents at risk as Covid infections rise 23%

Dutch News  

The number of nursing home residents testing positive for coronavirus rose by 23% over the past week and hospital admissions are also rising, public health institute RIVM said in its Tuesday update. ‘Coronavirus can spread quickly in an open society without far reaching measures,’ the RIVM said. The number of coronavirus particles in waste water shot up 75% over the …

Covid-19 alert level increases as infections grow by 24%; Hospital total at 6-month high
2 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19 alert level increases as infections grow by 24%; Hospital total at 6-month high

NL Times  

Coronavirus infections diagnosed in the Netherlands jumped to their highest point in 11 weeks, and waste water surveillance suggested the new wave of infections will continue to worsen, the RIVM said on Tuesday. Coronavirus infections increasing fast Some 23,693 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus during the seven-day period that ended on Tuesday morning, the RIVM said. In nursing …

Covid hospital total shows sharpest weekend increase since March
2 years, 2 months ago

Covid hospital total shows sharpest weekend increase since March

NL Times  

Hospitals are seeing an increase in the number of patients in care who have tested positive for the coronavirus. They are currently treating 842 people who are infected with the virus, a 40 percent increase in a week, said patient coordination service LCPS. Since Friday, the number of people admitted into care with the infection increased by 146. Since Sunday …

California’s new coronavirus wave is disrupting lives, even with less severe illness
2 years, 6 months ago

California’s new coronavirus wave is disrupting lives, even with less severe illness

LA Times  

A new surge of coronavirus cases is taking shape, as California slogs into a third pandemic summer with far fewer hospitalizations and deaths but still significant disruptions. “If we continue on the current trajectory, we could find that cases and hospitalizations end up exerting stress on our healthcare system within just a few weeks,” Los Angeles County Public Health Director …

Covid hospital total at highest point in over 90 days; Infections slashed in half since March 11
2 years, 8 months ago

Covid hospital total at highest point in over 90 days; Infections slashed in half since March 11

NL Times  

Hospitals in the Netherlands were treating 2,051 patients with Covid-19 on Monday afternoon, the highest total reported by the LCPS since December 24. Those hospital departments were treating the most patients with the coronavirus disease since mid-December. The LCPS counts all patients who test positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in their statistics, because they have to be isolated away from …

Covid hospital total rockets up to 1,920 as infections taper off
2 years, 9 months ago

Covid hospital total rockets up to 1,920 as infections taper off

NL Times  

Hospitals in the Netherlands were treating 1,920 patients with Covid-19 on Monday, the highest total since December 29. The patient total jumped by 146 since Sunday afternoon, a net increase of 8 percent after accounting for new admissions, discharges and deaths. Coronavirus infections quickly began to rise sharply at the start of March, but preliminary data suggests that the increase …

Psych hospital violations contribute to 4 patient deaths
2 years, 10 months ago

Psych hospital violations contribute to 4 patient deaths

Associated Press  

— Montana’s state psychiatric hospital has until March 13 to correct serious deficiencies in patient safety that likely contributed to the deaths of four patients, or face the loss of federal funding, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said. One patient died after repeated falls at the Montana State Hospital in Warm Springs while failure to contain a COVID-19 …

Will COVID-19 long-haulers push outpatient medical system to breaking point?
2 years, 10 months ago

Will COVID-19 long-haulers push outpatient medical system to breaking point?

LA Times  

Carolina Nieto, right, with respiratory therapist Suzanne Pruitt during her first visit to the COVID-19 recovery clinic at the Sharp Allison deRose Rehabilitation Center in San Diego. The question quickly becomes: If new long COVID cases are still surfacing from exposures that occurred as long as a year ago, will persistent Omicron symptoms push the outpatient medical system beyond the …

Change in reporting method maybe behind high Covid hospitalizations; Figures released late today
2 years, 10 months ago

Change in reporting method maybe behind high Covid hospitalizations; Figures released late today

NL Times  

A change in how hospitals report Covid-19 hospitalization figures may be behind the significant increase in hospitalizations reported on Monday. Public health institute RIVM will publish its daily and weekly coronavirus figures later on Tuesday due to a new way of registering infections to clear up the backlog. The RIVM publishes weekly figures every Tuesday around 3:00 p.m, but this …

Covid hospitalizations continue to climb; Infections data backlog grows
2 years, 10 months ago

Covid hospitalizations continue to climb; Infections data backlog grows

NL Times  

Hospitals in the Netherlands were treating 1,372 people with Covid-19 on Wednesday afternoon, 29 more than the previous day. Dutch hospitals admitted 212 patients with the coronavirus disease since Wednesday afternoon, with 19 of them sent directly to intensive care units. On average, hospitals admitted 180 patients with Covid-19 each of the past seven days. On Wednesday, the RIVM said …

Optimism at L.A. County’s nursing homes as coronavirus surge declines
2 years, 10 months ago

Optimism at L.A. County’s nursing homes as coronavirus surge declines

LA Times  

“The extraordinarily high case rate has not caused a similar high increase in deaths among residents compared to our previous surges. We attribute these lower numbers to very high vaccination rates amongst nursing home residents,” said L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer. Los Angeles County’s nursing homes have observed an extraordinary increase in coronavirus case rates during the Omicron …

Remarkably high number of Covid-19 hospital patients under the age of 30
2 years, 11 months ago

Remarkably high number of Covid-19 hospital patients under the age of 30

NL Times  

The influx of new Covid-19 hospital patients who are under the age of 30 has never been as high as it is now, the LCPS said in an alert. Thus far, the LCPS cannot provide a concrete reason for the increase in patients under 30 years of age, but said the increase is most visible in the regular care wards …

COVID-19 still spreading widely in L.A. County, though signs of decline continue
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 still spreading widely in L.A. County, though signs of decline continue

LA Times  

Health officials on Saturday reported more encouraging signs that the Omicron wave may be past its peak in Los Angeles County, though the coronavirus is still circulating widely and a large number of people are becoming seriously ill with COVID-19. The small decreases in new cases, hospitalizations and the test positivity rate suggest the coronavirus is no longer spreading exponentially, …

US coronavirus: Covid-19 hospitalizations are dropping in the Northeast but rising in other parts of the country
2 years, 11 months ago

US coronavirus: Covid-19 hospitalizations are dropping in the Northeast but rising in other parts of the country

CNN  

CNN — During what has been another devastating surge of Covid-19 across the country, there is good news: Some states are starting to see infection numbers and hospitalizations drop. Justice on Friday appealed to residents to get their vaccines and boosters, saying to not do so would be a “real mistake.” “Getting vaccinated or getting boosted stacks the deck to …

More hospitals resuming care as Covid patient levels fall; Over 31,400 new infections today
2 years, 11 months ago

More hospitals resuming care as Covid patient levels fall; Over 31,400 new infections today

NL Times  

With the number of Covid-19 patients in care continuing to fall, and new admissions down towards a three-month low, Dutch hospitals have been able to further resume their normal activities and non-Covid care. Sixteen of the 73 hospitals are still unable to fully resume critical scheduled care, the procedures which will endanger a patient if not carried out with a …

L.A. County sees 10-month high in COVID death rate
2 years, 11 months ago

L.A. County sees 10-month high in COVID death rate

LA Times  

Los Angeles County saw an average of 40 coronavirus deaths a day over the past week, the highest such rate in nearly 10 months, a sign that the prolific Omicron variant may be deadlier than many initially believed. Just in the last week, L.A. County’s number of ICU patients with COVID-19 soared past the peak of the earlier Delta surge. …

COVID-19 deaths rise in L.A. County, but officials blame Delta more than Omicron
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 deaths rise in L.A. County, but officials blame Delta more than Omicron

LA Times  

Marylou Samora is a COVID-19 patient at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center. Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said Thursday she believes there are still people infected with the previously dominant Delta variant who have been dying in L.A. County’s hospitals. New data from Southern California are providing further evidence that the Omicron variant is causing less severe illness than Delta, …

Doctors believe latest surge may be peaking in Connecticut
2 years, 11 months ago

Doctors believe latest surge may be peaking in Connecticut

Associated Press  

Doctors at Connecticut’s two largest health care systems say they believe the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic may be peaking in the state. “So, if you look at it like we’re riding a roller coaster, we’re maybe nearing the top at this point, for at least this curve at this point.” Dr. Thomas Balcezak, the chief medical officer at …

Sick staff. Endless COVID patients. Doctors ‘just scraping by’ as Omicron sweeps hospitals
2 years, 11 months ago

Sick staff. Endless COVID patients. Doctors ‘just scraping by’ as Omicron sweeps hospitals

LA Times  

On a single day this week, 616 staffers called out sick with COVID-19 at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. Now, we’re essentially numb.” Registered nurse Giyun Kim, left, works with patient Marcus Miller, 44, of Carson in the COVID-19 unit at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center on Jan. 11, 2022, in Torrance. “Delta and Omicron come along and …

L.A. County sets another daily record with more than 45,000 coronavirus cases
2 years, 11 months ago

L.A. County sets another daily record with more than 45,000 coronavirus cases

LA Times  

Los Angeles County reached another daily record of coronavirus cases as health officials on Sunday reported more than 45,000 new infections. The county recorded 45,584 new cases amid the surge in infections driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus, according to figures released by the county’s Department of Public Health. And as L.A. County enters its third …

L.A. County reports highest one-week coronavirus total of pandemic
2 years, 11 months ago

L.A. County reports highest one-week coronavirus total of pandemic

LA Times  

Los Angeles continued to see an Omicron-fueled surge in coronavirus cases Saturday, as staffing shortages necessitated the deployment of California National Guard troops to testing sites and led the state to permit hospitals to relax rules about letting infected workers return to work. County public health officials said they had recorded more than 200,000 new coronavirus cases over the past …

More military medical personnel are assisting hospitals with Covid-19 treatment as staff shortages mount
2 years, 11 months ago

More military medical personnel are assisting hospitals with Covid-19 treatment as staff shortages mount

CNN  

CNN — As the number of Covid-19 hospitalizations surpasses those during the Delta variant surge over the summer and fall, more states are enacting emergency protocols to deal with growing staff shortages at hospitals. Teams of military medical personnel are working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to aid with health care staffing in multiple states, including Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, …

As coronavirus cases explode in California, next few weeks are ‘absolutely critical’
2 years, 11 months ago

As coronavirus cases explode in California, next few weeks are ‘absolutely critical’

LA Times  

People wait in line at a coronavirus testing site on Broadway in Santa Monica on Monday. This pushed the statewide seven-day average of newly announced infections to 50,267, easily eclipsing the sky-high case counts seen during last winter’s deadly COVID-19 wave, according to data compiled by The Times. Los Angeles County reported 21,790 new positive cases Tuesday — the fourth …

More than 1 million Americans were diagnosed with COVID over the long holiday weekend
2 years, 11 months ago

More than 1 million Americans were diagnosed with COVID over the long holiday weekend

NPR  

More than 1 million Americans were diagnosed with COVID over the long holiday weekend Enlarge this image toggle caption Eva Hambach/AFP via Getty Images Eva Hambach/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. reported a record 1,082,549 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. With so many people testing themselves at home, it's hard to capture the …

Hospitals see big jumps in COVID-19 patients, but this surge is different from last winter
2 years, 11 months ago

Hospitals see big jumps in COVID-19 patients, but this surge is different from last winter

LA Times  

Registered nurse Akiko Gordon, left, and respiratory therapist Janssen Redondo tend to a COVID-19 patient inside the ICU at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles on Friday. The number of coronavirus-positive patients has spiked dramatically across Southern California since Christmas — but some health officials are noting important differences in how the latest surge is playing out …

L.A. COVID-19 cases skyrocket to 27,000 as health officials plead: ‘Act responsibly’
2 years, 11 months ago

L.A. COVID-19 cases skyrocket to 27,000 as health officials plead: ‘Act responsibly’

LA Times  

Los Angeles County reported another surge in coronavirus cases Friday, prompting health officials to urge residents to curtail large New Year’s celebrations. “The days ahead will be extraordinarily challenging for all of us as we face extraordinarily high case numbers reflecting widespread transmission of the virus,” Barbara Ferrer, L.A. County’s public health director, said in a statement Friday. “Throughout the …

Jump in child COVID hospitalizations in N.Y. sparks concerns in California amid Omicron
2 years, 11 months ago

Jump in child COVID hospitalizations in N.Y. sparks concerns in California amid Omicron

LA Times  

A jump in child COVID-19 hospitalizations in New York is a warning to get more children vaccinated in California and elsewhere as the Omicron variant continues to surge, according to California health officials. “Interestingly, the duration of hospital stay was lower, the need for oxygen was lower,” Fauci said on ABC’s “This Week.” Still, because Omicron is causing such a …

Latest COVID spike isn’t swamping NYC hospitals like before
3 years ago

Latest COVID spike isn’t swamping NYC hospitals like before

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Soaring COVID-19 case numbers, long testing lines and event cancellations might feel a bit like déjà vu, but so far New York City hospitals aren’t seeing a repeat of the surges that swamped emergency rooms early in the pandemic. The state reported Saturday that nearly 22,000 people had tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday — eclipsing the …

As COVID beds fill, hospitals struggle with burnout among doctors, nurses and staff
3 years ago

As COVID beds fill, hospitals struggle with burnout among doctors, nurses and staff

LA Times  

Twins Natalie Balli, left, and Linda Calderon, background right, 71, in a COVID-19 unit at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Los Angeles on Friday. “There is no medical school class that can prepare you for this level of death,” said Dr. Jacqueline Pflaum-Carlson, an emergency medicine specialist at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit. Dr. Steve Stites, chief medical …

Facing a new flood of COVID patients, Colorado nurses say the stress is unsustainable
3 years ago

Facing a new flood of COVID patients, Colorado nurses say the stress is unsustainable

NPR  

Facing a new flood of COVID patients, Colorado nurses say the stress is unsustainable Enlarge this image toggle caption Hart Van Denburg/CPR News Hart Van Denburg/CPR News Harold Burch lives in a home with a spectacular view in Paonia, a rural part of Colorado's Western Slope. Sponsor Message "It's really frustrating because I did the right thing and like so …

Covid hospitalizations stabilize after 2 month rise, but 22,700 more infections
3 years ago

Covid hospitalizations stabilize after 2 month rise, but 22,700 more infections

NL Times  

Hospitals in the Netherlands admitted 2,338 people with Covid-19 during the past seven days, four percent fewer than the previous seven-day period. The figure includes 306 people sent directly to an intensive care unit, seven fewer than the previous week. Hospitals were treating 2,670 patients with the coronavirus disease on Saturday afternoon, down two percent from the previous day. Some …

‘The fire that’s here': US is still battling delta variant
3 years ago

‘The fire that’s here': US is still battling delta variant

Associated Press  

While all eyes are on the new and little-understood omicron variant that is popping up around the country, the delta form of the coronavirus isn’t finished wreaking havoc in the U.S., swamping hospitals with record numbers of patients in the Midwest and New England. Delta variant is the fire that’s here today,” said Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the state …

Cases surge in new COVID hot spots of Michigan, Minnesota
3 years, 1 month ago

Cases surge in new COVID hot spots of Michigan, Minnesota

Associated Press  

Hospitals in Michigan and Minnesota on Tuesday reported a wave of COVID-19 patients not seen in months as beds were filled with unvaccinated people and health care leaders warned that staff were being worn down by yet another surge. It “should be alarming to all of us,” Bob Riney, chief operating officer at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, said …

"Forget it," acute care expert says about Covid herd immunity
3 years, 1 month ago

"Forget it," acute care expert says about Covid herd immunity

NL Times  

Having many Covid-19 patients receiving hospital care may be a permanent situation, according to Ernst Kuipers, head of acute care network LNAZ and chairman of the board at Rotterdam MC. Healthcare will have to be organized differently because hospitals can't keep postponing regular care, Kuipers said in an interview with AD. But even if everyone got vaccinated, people with underlying …

New coronavirus cases top 16,000 for the second day in a row
3 years, 1 month ago

New coronavirus cases top 16,000 for the second day in a row

Dutch News  

A total of 16,287 new coronavirus cases were reported to national health institute RIVM in the 24 hours to Friday morning, down slightly on Thursday’s figure but still higher than the average daily total over the past week. Almost 18% of people tested in a regional health board testing centre are positive for coronavirus, and the infection rate is now …

New coronavirus cases top 16,000 for the second day in a row
3 years, 1 month ago

New coronavirus cases top 16,000 for the second day in a row

Dutch News  

A total of 16,287 new coronavirus cases were reported to national health institute RIVM in the 24 hours to Friday morning, down slightly on Thursday’s figure but still higher than the average daily total over the past week. Almost 18% of people tested in a regional health board testing centre are positive for coronavirus, and the infection rate is now …

Covid hospital total tops 1,000 for the first time since early June
3 years, 1 month ago

Covid hospital total tops 1,000 for the first time since early June

NL Times  

There were over a thousand people with Covid-19 being treated in Dutch hospitals on Friday. The regular care wards were treating another 804 people with the disease, up 63 from Thursday after accounting for new admissions, discharges and deaths. Combined, the hospital total stood 46 percent higher than it was last Friday. While ICU admissions were similar, 800 people were …

Nearly 6,000 new covid infections; Most new hospitalizations since May 22
3 years, 2 months ago

Nearly 6,000 new covid infections; Most new hospitalizations since May 22

NL Times  

The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment recorded 5,903 newly confirmed infections of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus between Thursday and Friday morning. Hospitals in the Netherlands admitted the highest total of new Covid-19 patients in a single day since May 22. It is the first time since mid-August that more than 500 Covid-19 patients were occupying a bed in …

Hospitals report largest increase in Covid-19 patients since April 29
3 years, 2 months ago

Hospitals report largest increase in Covid-19 patients since April 29

NL Times  

The number of Covid-19 patients being treated in Dutch hospitals rose by 57 during the past 24 hours, the largest increase in one day since April 29. A total of 610 people with Covid-19 are now in hospital care, according to the most recent figures from the National Coordination Center for Patients Spreading, which were released on Monday afternoon. There …

US hits 700,000 COVID deaths just as cases begin to fall
3 years, 2 months ago

US hits 700,000 COVID deaths just as cases begin to fall

India TV News  

The United States reached its latest heartbreaking pandemic milestone Friday, eclipsing 700,000 deaths from COVID-19 just as the surge from the delta variant is starting to slow down and give overwhelmed hospitals some relief. “You lose patients from COVID and it should not happen,” said Debi Delapaz, a nurse manager at UF Health Jacksonville who recalled how the hospital was …

US hits 700,000 COVID deaths just as cases begin to fall
3 years, 2 months ago

US hits 700,000 COVID deaths just as cases begin to fall

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — The United States reached its latest heartbreaking pandemic milestone Friday, eclipsing 700,000 deaths from COVID-19 just as the surge from the delta variant is starting to slow down and give overwhelmed hospitals some relief. “You lose patients from COVID and it should not happen,” said Debi Delapaz, a nurse manager at UF Health Jacksonville who recalled how the …

As COVID infections continue to decline, L.A. County approaches 26,000 deaths
3 years, 3 months ago

As COVID infections continue to decline, L.A. County approaches 26,000 deaths

LA Times  

Infections, hospitalizations and deaths related to COVID-19 have continued to decline in Los Angeles County. As we mark the saddest of milestones, acknowledging the loss of just under 26,000 of our L.A. County family and friends, we extend our thoughts and prayers to all who are grieving and remain singularly focused on ending this pandemic,” L.A. County Public Health Director …

Inland Empire COVID-19 hospitalizations far worse than L.A. Here’s why
3 years, 3 months ago

Inland Empire COVID-19 hospitalizations far worse than L.A. Here’s why

LA Times  

For Monica Escamilla, the text messages came in like clockwork. At Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton, the severely ill patients in the intensive care unit are unvaccinated, and an “overwhelming majority of them regret not getting the vaccine,” said Dr. Sam Hessami, the hospital’s chief medical officer. In addition to unvaccinated patients winding up in intensive care, the hospital’s …

Washington governor asks feds for medical staffing help
3 years, 3 months ago

Washington governor asks feds for medical staffing help

Associated Press  

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Gov. “In Washington State, our hospitals are currently at or beyond capacity, and we need additional assistance at this time,” Inslee wrote in Friday’s letter — released publicly Monday — to Jeffrey Zients, the White House COVID-19 coordinator. Inslee wrote that the state Department of Health has requested 1,200 clinical and non-clinical staff, and that he …

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