****in doomersaTm2004 said:
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/coronavirus/texas-government-counting-every-covid-positive-hospital-caseQuote:
Lindsey Rosales, a spokeswoman for the Texas Department of State Health Services, confirmed to Just the News this week that the state is categorizing every inpatient in the state with a positive COVID-19 test as a COVID-19 hospitalization.
"The number of hospitalized patients includes patients with a lab-confirmed case of COVID-19 even if the person is admitted to the hospital for a different reason," Rosales said.
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At a virtual press conference on Thursday, the chief executives of Houston Methodist, Memorial Hermann Health System, St. Luke's Health, and Texas Children's hospitals stated that their hospitals are well-prepared to handle an even greater increase in patients than that which has emerged over the past few weeks.
The number of hospitalizations are "being misinterpreted," said Houston Methodist CEO Marc Boom, "and, quite frankly, we're concerned that there is a level of alarm in the community that is unwarranted right now."
"We do have the capacity to care for many more patients, and have lots of fluidity and ability to manage," Boom said.
He pointed out that his hospital one year ago was at 95% ICU capacity, similar to the numbers the hospital is seeing today. "It is completely normal for us to have ICU capacities that run in the 80s and 90s," he said. "That's how all hospitals operate."
wessimo said:
I'm case you missed the recent news, Texas is back in lockdown.
wessimo said:
I'm case you missed the recent news, Texas is back in lockdown.
Yes, for all the Heights snobs in the room... that is technically Shady AcresKeegan99 said:
Looks like it's the spot around TC Jester and Ella, I think? Shady Acres ish?