Posted on Dec 12, 2022
Kansas City emergency rooms at capacity from tripledemic: 'We're just nervous about what's to...
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COVID-19, RSV and the flu cases are filling up emergency rooms in the metropolitan area. Many area hospitals are at capacity, with some even putting beds in the hallways. All of this is overwhelming nurses already stretched thin.
If you have to go to the emergency room in the Kansas City area right now, chances are you’ll have a long wait.
The combination of COVID-19, RSV and the flu has created a “tripledemic” filling up hospital beds across the metro. According to the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC), more than 82% of all area hospital beds are currently full.
If you have to go to the emergency room in the Kansas City area right now, chances are you’ll have a long wait.
The combination of COVID-19, RSV and the flu has created a “tripledemic” filling up hospital beds across the metro. According to the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC), more than 82% of all area hospital beds are currently full.
Kansas City emergency rooms at capacity from tripledemic: 'We're just nervous about what's to...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."We know nobody wants mask mandates, we know that nobody wants to be forced to get vaccinated,” Stites said. “That's all great until people get really sick and the hospitals get really full. If you think of the (fact) that these new variants are more immune evasive, then having had COVID won't be as protective. I think we're just nervous about what's to come.”
..."We know nobody wants mask mandates, we know that nobody wants to be forced to get vaccinated,” Stites said. “That's all great until people get really sick and the hospitals get really full. If you think of the (fact) that these new variants are more immune evasive, then having had COVID won't be as protective. I think we're just nervous about what's to come.”
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Just wear a mask to reduce your chance of ending up in the ER. Then again some folks have no problem being in the ICU
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