Hospitals face ‘an explosion of Covid’ and signs of another surge as coronavirus case numbers climb
4 years, 5 months ago

Hospitals face ‘an explosion of Covid’ and signs of another surge as coronavirus case numbers climb

CNN  

CNN — Inside a Houston hospital partly transformed into a coronavirus specialty unit, one doctor says he expects to reach capacity in the next 14days. “So sooner or later, within the next two weeks, we’re going to be at full house.” Two facilities within the Harris Health System have had to spread their “load” of patients around, the mayor said. One San Antonio doctor says his patients are getting “younger and … more sick.” “The last few weeks have just been overwhelming,” Dr. Jeffrey Dellavolpe at San Antonio’s Methodist Hospital said. While many of the hospitalized patients continue to be older, the county’s health services director, Dr. Christina Ghaly, said they’re beginning to see “a slight shift toward a younger demographic.” An ICU unit with a waiting list Ghaly said this week as cases in the county climb, there soon may not be enough beds for the patients who will need hospitalization. I had three beds.” “It’s a level of decision-making that I don’t think a lot of us are prepared for.” In Arizona, too – where ICU bed capacity is at nearly 90%, according to CNN affiliate KNXV – many hospitals may have to use crisis care standards if they become overwhelmed to prioritize patients with higher chances of survival, the affiliate reported.

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COVID surge, nurse burnout make mess out of hospital staffing
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID surge, nurse burnout make mess out of hospital staffing

LA Times  

The 28 patients had camped out for hours and even days in the emergency room of Arrowhead Regional Medical Center. “We’ve had more people out because of COVID during this surge than we did previously,” Pennington said. “We don’t have any place to put her.” There were nearly 30 other patients in the emergency department waiting for beds in the …

L.A. County sees a record 44,000 new coronavirus cases as staff shortages strain hospitals
2 years, 11 months ago

L.A. County sees a record 44,000 new coronavirus cases as staff shortages strain hospitals

LA Times  

Emergency rooms across California are coming under strain as they contend both with a deluge of new coronavirus-positive patients and people coming in to demand tests — all as their workers are increasingly being stricken by the rapidly spreading Omicron variant. Chinsio-Kwong said that, anecdotally, she’s heard anywhere from 10% to 20% of workers are unavailable due to coronavirus-related reasons, …

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 …

Hogan announces steps for rising COVID-19 hospitalizations
3 years ago

Hogan announces steps for rising COVID-19 hospitalizations

Associated Press  

Larry Hogan announced additional actions Wednesday to prepare for a further surge in COVID-19 amid rising hospitalizations. The Maryland Health Department and other state agencies have been working daily with Maryland’s hospitals and the Maryland Hospital Association to ensure patient bed capacity since November. “As I announced last week, we are continuing to closely monitor the rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations …

Hospitals on the verge of delaying regular care as Covid admissions rise
3 years, 2 months ago

Hospitals on the verge of delaying regular care as Covid admissions rise

NL Times  

As the number of coronavirus-related hospital admissions rises, Dutch hospitals are again starting to delay plannable surgeries and regular care, NRC reports after surveying the large hospitals. The number of Covid-19 patients increased rapidly last week, and partly due to high absenteeism, the hospital could not absorb the influx. "And if the number gets too high, then scenarios are ready …

US: Doctors in Alaska making ‘difficult choices’ amid COVID surge
3 years, 2 months ago

US: Doctors in Alaska making ‘difficult choices’ amid COVID surge

Al Jazeera  

PAHO director says Alaska doctors are deciding which patients get hospital beds amid worst COVID outbreak in the US. @DirOPSPAHO #COVID19 — PAHO/WHO October 6, 2021 Carissa Etienne, director of the Pan American Health Organization, the Americas branch of the World Health Organization, warned on Wednesday that doctors in Alaska have been forced to make “difficult choices” amid the surge …

Covid-19 cases climbing in US, wiping out months of progress
3 years, 3 months ago

Covid-19 cases climbing in US, wiping out months of progress

India Today  

Covid-19 deaths and cases in the US have climbed back to levels not seen since last winter, wiping out months of progress and potentially bolstering President Joe Biden's argument for his sweeping new vaccination requirements. “Our hospitals are at the brink of collapse in many communities,” said Dr. Steven Stack, Kentucky's public health commissioner. The U.S. is averaging over 1,800 …

Rural Hospitals in US' West Virginia Hit Bed Capacity As Covid Cases Rise
3 years, 3 months ago

Rural Hospitals in US' West Virginia Hit Bed Capacity As Covid Cases Rise

News 18  

West Virginia health officials say some rural hospitals have reached their critical bed capacities as coronavirus cases and deaths continue to surge statewide. They are pleading with the public to avoid unnecessary ER visits to let hospitals focus their resources on treating COVID-19 patients. There were 813 COVID-19 patients hospitalised statewide Wednesday, just below the record 818 on January 5 …

US averaging over one lakh new COVID-19 infections a day; hospitalisations up by 500%
3 years, 3 months ago

US averaging over one lakh new COVID-19 infections a day; hospitalisations up by 500%

Firstpost  

The influx of patients is straining hospitals and pushing health care workers to the brink as deaths have risen to an average of more than 1,000 a day for the first time since March The daily average for hospitalised COVID-19 patients in the United States is now more than 100,000. The influx of patients is straining hospitals and pushing health …

States that had a grip on COVID now seeing a crush of cases
3 years, 4 months ago

States that had a grip on COVID now seeing a crush of cases

Associated Press  

The COVID-19 surge that is sending hospitalizations to all-time highs in parts of the South is also clobbering states like Hawaii and Oregon that were once seen as pandemic success stories. You can see it in their eyes,” said Dr. Jason Kuhl, chief medical officer at Oregon’s Providence Medford Medical Center, where patients are left on gurneys in hallways, their …

Cases increase 207% in three weeks as largest hospital in Mississippi turns garage into Covid ward
3 years, 4 months ago

Cases increase 207% in three weeks as largest hospital in Mississippi turns garage into Covid ward

Daily Mail  

The average number of daily COVID-19 cases being reported in the U.S. is continuing to rise as hospitals across the country are reaching their breaking point. The U.S. recorded 184,346 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday with a seven-day rolling average of 122,788, a 207% increase from the average reported three weeks ago There were 492 virus-related deaths recorded on Wednesday …

‘This is not sustainable’: California hospitals filling again as Delta variant rages
3 years, 4 months ago

‘This is not sustainable’: California hospitals filling again as Delta variant rages

LA Times  

COVID-19 patient Jorge Hernandez, 64, does a lung exercise with his incentive spirometer inside Little Company of Mary Medical Center in Torrance. California COVID-19 hospitalizations rise sharply across Southern California as surge continues COVID-19 hospitalizations have essentially doubled across much of California over the past two weeks — a troubling trend officials say illustrates the pandemic’s continued potency amid an …

Texas hospital system is prepping tents to deal with rapid surge in Covid-19 patients
3 years, 4 months ago

Texas hospital system is prepping tents to deal with rapid surge in Covid-19 patients

CNN  

CNN — A hospital system in Texas is prepping tents for the overflow of patients after a surge in Covid-19 cases filled its hospitals to the verge of capacity. Ben Taub Hospital’s intensive care unit is at 95% capacity with 27% of utilization by Covid-19 patients and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital, where the tents are being set up, is at …

Florida Hospitals Are Filling Up As COVID-19 Cases Hit An All-Time High
3 years, 4 months ago

Florida Hospitals Are Filling Up As COVID-19 Cases Hit An All-Time High

NPR  

Florida Hospitals Are Filling Up As COVID-19 Cases Hit An All-Time High Enlarge this image toggle caption Wilfredo Lee/AP Wilfredo Lee/AP The coronavirus is running rampant in Florida as case numbers climb to an all-time high and hospitals start to fill up. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 23,903 new coronavirus cases in Florida on Friday, the state's …

Florida children’s hospitals are overwhelmed with coronavirus cases, expert says
3 years, 4 months ago

Florida children’s hospitals are overwhelmed with coronavirus cases, expert says

CNN  

CNN — The polarization surrounding mask mandates is deepeningas some state and local officials spar on how to approach face coverings protocols in schools, a debate unfolding as more children contract Covid-19. In Florida, which has the second-highest rate of new cases per capita after Louisiana, children’s hospitals and staff are “overwhelmed,” said Dr. Aileen Marty, an infectious disease expert …

‘There are only so many beds': COVID-19 surge hits hospitals
3 years, 4 months ago

‘There are only so many beds': COVID-19 surge hits hospitals

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida hospitals slammed with COVID-19 patients are suspending elective surgeries and putting beds in conference rooms, an auditorium and a cafeteria. “We are seeing a surge like we’ve not seen before in terms of the patients coming,” Dr. Marc Napp, chief medical officer for Memorial Healthcare System in Hollywood, Florida, said Wednesday. There are only so …

Texas health systems feeling crunch of latest COVID surge
3 years, 4 months ago

Texas health systems feeling crunch of latest COVID surge

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — The resurgence of COVID-19 in Texas has put some cities’ health systems in dire circumstances, as intensive care unit beds fill up, officials say. If we fail to come together as a community now, we jeopardize the lives of loved ones who might need critical care.” In a joint statement, three hospital systems that serve the Austin …

Government Hospitals run out of beds for COVID-19 patients
3 years, 7 months ago

Government Hospitals run out of beds for COVID-19 patients

The Hindu  

Madurai Almost all Intensive Care Units and oxygen-supported beds in Government Hospitals in the district are filled, pushing new patients to wait for their admission. A senior doctor from the Government Rajaji Hospital said almost all the 1,200 beds allocated for COVID-19 patients were occupied. Private hospitals were also referring patients in critical conditions to government hospitals, said S. Gandhimathinathan, …

Hospitals: Lockdown extension logical with Covid patients jammed in ICU
3 years, 8 months ago

Hospitals: Lockdown extension logical with Covid patients jammed in ICU

NL Times  

The Cabinet responded sensibly to growing Covid-19 hospitalizations by prolonging the lockdown, said Ad Melkert on Monday. Speaking to NOS Radio, the Dutch hospital association chair discussed news reports that the relaxation of lockdown measures, like the reopening of terraces and the elimination of the curfew, was shelved until at least April 28, the day after King’s Day. But we …

Hospitals are forced to postpone heart and cancer surgery
3 years, 8 months ago

Hospitals are forced to postpone heart and cancer surgery

NL Times  

Hospitals are forced to further push back regular care due to the increasing number of corona patients in ICU wards. On Friday, the National Acute Care Network decided to further scale up the total number of IC beds, from 1,450 to 1,550 beds. "But we had said of operations that we cannot postpone for more than six weeks, such as …

Texas mask mandate: An exhausted ICU nurse says she’s scared about the state lifting Covid restrictions
3 years, 9 months ago

Texas mask mandate: An exhausted ICU nurse says she’s scared about the state lifting Covid restrictions

CNN  

CNN — Brittany Smart has spent months tending to the Covid-19 patients who poured into Texas hospitals as the virus raged across the state – and the country. Smart said she doesn’t think now is a safe time to take away the mask mandate and called the governor’s move “nerve-wracking.” Covid-19 trends across the US may have been encouraging for …

One L.A. County hospital ICU is operating at triple its capacity amid COVID-19 surge
3 years, 11 months ago

One L.A. County hospital ICU is operating at triple its capacity amid COVID-19 surge

LA Times  

The 172-bed Memorial Hospital of Gardena has been in various levels of internal disaster status since March. The 172-bed medical center has been in various levels of “internal disaster status” since March, and the latest coronavirus surge is manifesting in alarming but increasingly familiar ways — including shortages of home oxygen supplies that are delaying the discharge of many COVID-19 …

California hits 2.5 million coronavirus cases, adding 1 million in less than a month
3 years, 11 months ago

California hits 2.5 million coronavirus cases, adding 1 million in less than a month

LA Times  

Coronavirus infections in California reached 2.5 million Wednesday, another alarming milestone that underscores an unprecedented surge that has overwhelmed hospitals and is expected to worsen in the coming weeks. And this will only lead to more severe consequences for our healthcare system and for everyone who lives and works in L.A. County,” Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer …

Overwhelmed by COVID-19, hospitals ‘making difficult decisions’ as patient care deteriorates
3 years, 11 months ago

Overwhelmed by COVID-19, hospitals ‘making difficult decisions’ as patient care deteriorates

LA Times  

Conditions at Los Angeles County hospitals are worsening by the day, forcing officials to take increasingly desperate measures to prevent the healthcare system from crumbling under a crush of COVID-19 patients. Methodist Hospital of Southern California has taken the grim step of convening a triage team that will “make the difficult, but necessary decisions about allocating limited resources” to critically …

California hospital, in midst of COVID-19 crisis, maxes out
3 years, 11 months ago

California hospital, in midst of COVID-19 crisis, maxes out

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The crush of patients with coronavirus is so severe in Los Angeles that on Tuesday they exceeded the normal capacity at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital, which serves many Blacks and Latinos in America’s largest county. MLK is emblematic of what is happening at hospitals in Los Angeles, where a surge of coronavirus cases has overwhelmed …

January 5, 2021 coronavirus news
3 years, 11 months ago

January 5, 2021 coronavirus news

CNN  

Overflowing hospital morgues, increased 911 wait times, beds only opening when patients die. The surge of new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations is pushing hospitals in Los Angeles County to the “brink of catastrophe,” a top health official there said. “Hospitals are declaring internal disasters and having to open church gyms to serve as hospital units,” Supervisor Hilda Solis said, calling …

Ambulance crews told not to transport patients who have little chance of survival
3 years, 11 months ago

Ambulance crews told not to transport patients who have little chance of survival

LA Times  

The situation in Los Angeles County hospitals is so critical that ambulance crews have been advised to cut back on their use of oxygen and to not bring to hospitals patients who have virtually no chance of survival. Already, “many hospitals have reached a point of crisis and are having to make very tough decisions about patient care,” said Dr. …

The Latest: Texas hospitalizations hit yet another record
3 years, 11 months ago

The Latest: Texas hospitalizations hit yet another record

Associated Press  

DALLAS — Texas has hit a new record high for COVID-19 hospitalizations as a surge in the disease caused by the coronavirus continued to strain state medical resources following holiday travel and gatherings. ___ Follow AP’s coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic, https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-vaccine and https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak ___ HERE’S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING: PHOENIX -- Arizona health officials reported a big jump in coronavirus pandemic …

Amid Health Care Worker Shortage, LA Mayor Presses For Faster Vaccine Rollout
3 years, 11 months ago

Amid Health Care Worker Shortage, LA Mayor Presses For Faster Vaccine Rollout

NPR  

Amid Health Care Worker Shortage, LA Mayor Presses For Faster Vaccine Rollout Enlarge this image toggle caption Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Frazer Harrison/Getty Images As surging coronavirus cases push intensive care units across Los Angeles to the breaking point, Mayor Eric Garcetti says what's needed more than hospital space and safety equipment right now is trained health workers and more vaccine …

Increase in coronavirus admissions prompts a Los Angeles hospital to use chapel and gift shop for new patients
3 years, 11 months ago

Increase in coronavirus admissions prompts a Los Angeles hospital to use chapel and gift shop for new patients

CNN  

CNN — At one Los Angeles hospital there are five tents outside, one serving as a waiting room. Hospital CEO Dr. Elaine Batchlor told CNN on Monday: “If we continue to see an increase in the number of Covid patients, we may be forced to do something that, as health professionals, we all really just loathe having to even think …

L.A. County issues most dire coronavirus warnings yet: Hospitals in crisis as death toll surges toward 10,000
3 years, 11 months ago

L.A. County issues most dire coronavirus warnings yet: Hospitals in crisis as death toll surges toward 10,000

LA Times  

Nurse Joan Pung dons her isolation gowns on Christmas Day inside the intensive care unit at Providence St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton. “The situation,” she added, “is truly dire.” According to the latest state data, there are 7,181 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in L.A. County; 1,449 of them are in intensive care units. “The rate of community transmission remains extraordinarily …

Pressure on hospital beds leads to 40% of operations being postponed
4 years ago

Pressure on hospital beds leads to 40% of operations being postponed

Dutch News  

Dutch hospitals carried out 26% fewer scheduled operations last week as the impact of the latest spike in coronavirus cases began to be felt. Analysis by the Netherlands Healthcare Authority said the proportion was expected to increase to 40% during the Christmas week as a result of Covid-19 patients taking up more hospital capacity and rising staff sickness levels. Medical …

ICU availability in Southern California at 0%, and it’s going to get worse, officials warn
4 years ago

ICU availability in Southern California at 0%, and it’s going to get worse, officials warn

LA Times  

Registered nurse Michelle Goldson works with a COVID-19 patient in the ICU at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital on Thursday. The availability of intensive care unit beds throughout Southern California hit 0% Thursday, and officials warned that conditions in hospitals are expected to erode further if the coronavirus continues to spread unchecked. “And the level of care that every …

L.A. County has fewer than 100 ICU beds available, and the worst is yet to come, officials say
4 years ago

L.A. County has fewer than 100 ICU beds available, and the worst is yet to come, officials say

LA Times  

Intensive care unit beds across Southern California are plummeting to critical levels, with capacity falling to 1% in Ventura County and 0% in Riverside County while Los Angeles County — home to 10 million people — had fewer than 100 beds available. “Our reality is frightening at the moment,” L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said. “The best thing …

Gov Newsom says projections show CA will run out of current ICU beds before Christmas Eve
4 years ago

Gov Newsom says projections show CA will run out of current ICU beds before Christmas Eve

Daily Mail  

California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Monday he may impose tougher coronavirus restrictions over the next two days, including a second stay-at-home order, to counter surging COVID-19 hospitalizations that threaten to overwhelm intensive care units before Christmas Eve. Scroll down for video California Governor Gavin Newsom said he may impose tougher restrictions over the next two days, including a possible …

Royal Stoke hospital declares ‘major incident’ after 38 Covid patients on ventilators
4 years ago

Royal Stoke hospital declares ‘major incident’ after 38 Covid patients on ventilators

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Royal Stoke University Hospital raised the alert level for its intensive units from …

Coronavirus hospitalizations worsen in California, raising new alarms
4 years ago

Coronavirus hospitalizations worsen in California, raising new alarms

LA Times  

Holiday travelers crowd a ticketing area Wednesday at Minneapolis−St. There were nearly 6,650 people with coronavirus infections in California’s hospitals as of Thursday, double the number that existed on Nov. 11, when 3,300 people were hospitalized. San Diego County was on its sixth consecutive day of record numbers of hospitalized COVID-19 patients, with 563 people in its hospitals as of …

Hospitals brace for holiday COVID surge, fearing staff shortages and burnout
4 years, 1 month ago

Hospitals brace for holiday COVID surge, fearing staff shortages and burnout

LA Times  

Registered nurse Tinny Abogado stands outside Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, where she has worked for more than 20 years. No system is leaving trained physicians or nurses on standby.… There have been multiple days in the morning where the registry is completely empty.” Although new therapies “are giving us a fighting shot in the majority of patients,” Matus …

Amid COVID-19 Upswing, El Paso, Texas, Doctor Says ICU Is 'Surreal' And 'Strange'
4 years, 1 month ago

Amid COVID-19 Upswing, El Paso, Texas, Doctor Says ICU Is 'Surreal' And 'Strange'

NPR  

Amid COVID-19 Upswing, El Paso, Texas, Doctor Says ICU Is 'Surreal' And 'Strange' Enlarge this image toggle caption Cengiz Yar/Getty Images Cengiz Yar/Getty Images A dramatic upswing in COVID-19 cases and positivity rates in El Paso, Texas, has led officials to ask residents to stay at home for two weeks and to impose a mandatory countywide curfew. Dr. Ogechika Alozie, …

Coronavirus: ‘Dramatic’ surge in patients forces hospital to cancel more operations
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus: ‘Dramatic’ surge in patients forces hospital to cancel more operations

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy All patients waiting for routine operations at a major teaching hospital …

Hospitals feel squeeze as coronavirus spikes in Midwest
4 years, 2 months ago

Hospitals feel squeeze as coronavirus spikes in Midwest

Associated Press  

MILWAUKEE — The coronavirus tightened its grip on the American heartland, with infections surging in the Midwest, some hospitals in Wisconsin and North Dakota running low on space and the NFL postponing a game over an outbreak that’s hit the Tennessee Titans football team. Midwestern states are seeing some of the nation’s highest per capita rates of infection, and while …

Reconvert Some Covid Beds to Non-Covid, Delhi's Private Hospitals Say as Coronavirus Cases Dip
4 years, 4 months ago

Reconvert Some Covid Beds to Non-Covid, Delhi's Private Hospitals Say as Coronavirus Cases Dip

News 18  

By Saloni Bhatia New Delhi, Jul 28 With the incidence of coronavirus in the national capital appearing to show a declining trend and many beds empty, several private hospitals are citing mounting losses to urge the Delhi government to reconvert some COVID-19 facilities and allow more non-COVID services. According to the Delhi Corona app, only 2,783 beds of the 15,438 …

After falling for months, Covid-19 hospitalizations in the US are nearing April’s peak
4 years, 5 months ago

After falling for months, Covid-19 hospitalizations in the US are nearing April’s peak

CNN  

CNN — After falling for months, Covid-19 hospitalizations across the US are on the upswing and approaching the peak levels seen in April. CNN/The Covid Tracking Project Adm. Brett Giroir, an official on the White House coronavirus task force, said on Monday there was “no question we are having a surge right now.” But while President Donald Trump, his allies …

US coronavirus: Officials seek options for when hospitals run out of ICU beds
4 years, 5 months ago

US coronavirus: Officials seek options for when hospitals run out of ICU beds

CNN  

CNN — The shortage of hospital beds for coronavirus patients in some areas of the US has officials looking at where they will put people when more come in. Brian Kemp said on Twitter his state is “working around the clock to enhance hospital bed surge capacity” and urged residents to wear a mask and practice social distancing. Fauci, a …

With coronavirus patients filling up Inland Empire hospitals, nurses are desperate for relief
4 years, 5 months ago

With coronavirus patients filling up Inland Empire hospitals, nurses are desperate for relief

LA Times  

An ICU nurse, center, enters a negative-pressure isolation room to treat a COVID-19 patient Wednesday at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton, Calif. Only two of the hospital’s 16 ICU beds are unoccupied. Michael Ditoro, chief operating officer at Desert Regional Medical Center, says the hospital’s surge beds are just as equipped to serve patients as standard ICU beds. “There’s …

COVID-19 hospitalizations in Texas continue to rise
4 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19 hospitalizations in Texas continue to rise

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Hospitalizations across Texas have more than doubled in the last two weeks, rising to 8,698 people in hospitals on Monday. Austin Mayor Steve Adler said hospitals in the Texas capital are at risk of becoming “overwhelmed” in the next week to 10 days unless the trajectory changes. San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg says hospitals in the nation’s …

Texas coronavirus: 2 counties urge residents to shelter in place as hospitals reach capacity
4 years, 5 months ago

Texas coronavirus: 2 counties urge residents to shelter in place as hospitals reach capacity

CNN  

CNN — Hospitals in at least two Texas counties are at full capacity heading into the Fourth of July holiday weekend, with county judges urging residents to shelter in place. In a public safety alert posted on Twitter, he also announced hospitals were at capacity and asked residents to shelter in place, avoid large gatherings, wear face coverings and practice …

Coronavirus spikes in Texas: This hospital has quadrupled capacity yet is almost full
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus spikes in Texas: This hospital has quadrupled capacity yet is almost full

LA Times  

Doctors did everything they could to keep Terry Hill off a ventilator. But as the virus attacked the 65-year-old’s lungs, a medical team in hazmat suits arrived in one of United Memorial Medical Center’s new intensive care isolation wings to insert a breathing tube. VIDEO | 02:41 Texas doctor warns of coronavirus spikes Houston-based Dr. Joseph Varon and his team …

As virus grows, governors rely on misleading hospital data
4 years, 5 months ago

As virus grows, governors rely on misleading hospital data

Associated Press  

Governors in places seeing huge spikes in coronavirus infections often cite statewide data to assure the public they have plenty of hospital capacity to survive the onslaught, even as the states routinely miss the critical benchmarks to guide their pandemic response. That is because statewide statistics can be deceiving, especially in large states where individual hospitals can be in crisis …

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