Just curious. Here in DFW I see hospitalizations are rising to 14%. How are things in the hospitals? Are things relatively normal? No more furloughs?
Please share. I am not in acute care, but I am of course very interested in the effects on acute care staff.
Normally they receive critical patients from the region, but the other day they had to fly an ICU kiddo to another state because they have no staffed ICU beds. They are telling parents on the news again today to not come to the ER for Covid testing. Go somewhere else because they cannot care for the sick kids.
On 8/26/2021 at 1:03 PM, Wuzzie said:74 Covid + /31 on vents
41 suspected
No staff, no beds -not necessarily related to Covid
All those people who wouldn't get the vaccine because it wasn't "FDA approved" are now beating feet to get the monoclonal antibodies that still aren't "FDA approved" the second they pop positive.?
It's amazing how so many won't do the jab but are clamoring for the monoclonal antibodies or all the other medicines they need now that they are positive. There's a part of me that wants to say "we told you so" and send them to the back of the line so the more at risk can get the antibodies sooner. Not only do we not have enough hospital beds for those with non covid needs, the infusions centers are booked out days for new positive cases.
9 hours ago, NurseDebdeb said:It's amazing how so many won't do the jab but are clamoring for the monoclonal antibodies or all the other medicines they need now that they are positive. There's a part of me that wants to say "we told you so" and send them to the back of the line so the more at risk can get the antibodies sooner. Not only do we not have enough hospital beds for those with non covid needs, the infusions centers are booked out days for new positive cases.
And that's what my problem with this is. Other patients' needs are taking a backseat and that is complete crap (in my not-so-eloquently way of saying it). This is preventable. I will keep saying it over and over and over again. Tired of it? Don't care.
In our system:
88 confirmed
42 PUI
41 of the 88 in ICU
38 of the 41 on a vent
46 patients waiting for a bed
Multiple beds closed due to staffing (nothing to do with vaccine mandate)
In My State:
53% of residents have at least one vaccine
Hospitalizations since 1/1/21: Unvaccinated/Vaccinated: 22,663/652
75% of our ICU beds in the state are in use
Some hospital systems are stopping electives (not ours)
9 kids on ECMO with COVID-no idea about pre-existing conditions
In my hospital (system will have many more):
69 confirmed (13 ICU with 3 vaxxed, 6 vented)
44 suspected (2 ICU, 1 vented)
20+ still in hospital considered no longer infectious, but still tying up beds including in ICU
ER constantly on/off divert, no ICU beds, surgery is assigned as code blue bed, 50ish holds in ER, 20 waiting for beds in temporary unit, ER waits 8+ hours
Staffing issues closing beds
In the northwest:
Alaska's largest hospital in Anchorage: declared crisis standards of care, ED patients are waiting in their cars to be seen.
Idaho: entire state has declared crisis standards of care, has been transferring patients out of state when they can find a bed, as far away as Sacremento (800 miles).
Montana: Hospital in Helena has declared crisis standards of care. The largest system in the state, Billings Clinic said it could be next.
Neighboring Washington State is taking transfers when they can, but this just doesn't seem fair when they have done mask mandates and have a 70% vaccination rate.
Freedom!
SmilingBluEyes
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That is awful!