Posted on Aug 13, 2021
'It's heartbreaking.' One hospital chief executive’s warning about the fifth wave of COVID-19
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How bad is the fifth wave of COVID-19? One hospital in Thurston County, Washington is limiting visitors, the intensive care unit is at capacity and elective surgeries and procedures are being delayed.
The situation at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia is not pretty. You might even say it’s dire.
As of Thursday, the hospital was running at surge capacity – meaning over its normal occupancy limit. There were 41 people in the emergency room awaiting a hospital bed. And 41 of 42 critical care, or intensive care, beds were full. Fourteen of them with COVID-19 patients.
Combined, St. Pete’s and its sister hospital in Centralia are treating 60 COVID patients.
“This is our hardest phase we have yet to ever see during this pandemic from a volume perspective,” said Darin Goss, chief executive of Providence Health and Services Southwest, which serves a five-county area, including Thurston and Lewis Counties.
The situation at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia is not pretty. You might even say it’s dire.
As of Thursday, the hospital was running at surge capacity – meaning over its normal occupancy limit. There were 41 people in the emergency room awaiting a hospital bed. And 41 of 42 critical care, or intensive care, beds were full. Fourteen of them with COVID-19 patients.
Combined, St. Pete’s and its sister hospital in Centralia are treating 60 COVID patients.
“This is our hardest phase we have yet to ever see during this pandemic from a volume perspective,” said Darin Goss, chief executive of Providence Health and Services Southwest, which serves a five-county area, including Thurston and Lewis Counties.
'It's heartbreaking.' One hospital chief executive’s warning about the fifth wave of COVID-19
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel great share my friend, keep them coming, I am thankful for all these great reads share Brother Wiiliam.
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The result of lockdown means many of these people had no opportunity to be exposed to earlier versions of the virus. BTW, how many of them were vaccinated? Obese or with diabetes, which are complicating conditions?
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The spreadneck red states have a really big problem. It will get worse before it gets better.
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