I am curious to others opinions re this because it is happening here. A nearby city with approximately 6 hospitals is having a late surge in COVID-19 and they claim to have one ICU bed left. Their plan announced by their mayor today is to refer new cases to my city area hospitals. A 2 hr ambulance ride. Our volume has been constant. However, our ICUs are full now after elective cases and other diseases have rolled in finally. Our COVID-19 unit is full. We were empty for weeks in the lock down stage.
Correct me if I'm wrong but hasn't the precedent been in other cities like NY and NOLA to have been prepared with make-shift hospitals in convention centers, etc? Or were they shipping out patients in ambulances? How about federal assistance? Also seems like major exposure risk to EMS crew.
Correct me if I'm wrong but hasn't the precedent been in other cities like NY and NOLA to have been prepared with make-shift hospitals in convention centers, etc? Or were they shipping out patients in ambulances? How about federal assistance? Also seems like major exposure risk to EMS crew.