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100 percent of regular ICU beds in Texas Medical Center occupied, but hospitals have space for surge
« on: June 25, 2020, 11:45:33 pm »
KHOU11 by Chloe Alexander, Michelle Homer, Chris Costa (KHOU) 6/25/2020

100 percent of regular ICU beds in Texas Medical Center occupied, but hospitals have space for surge

All regular ICU beds in the Texas Medical Center are now being used, according to numbers just released on the TMC website, but officials say they can add more.

Hospitals in Houston's Medical Center will now move some ICU patients to beds not normally used for critical care.

Twenty-eight percent of the ICU patients are being treated for COVID-19.

Despite reaching surge capacity, four hospital CEOs said Thursday there's no cause for "unwarranted alarm."

Those same CEOs signed a letter to Houstonians Wednesday warning, "If this trend continues, our hospital system capacity will become overwhelmed."

Dr. Marc Boom explained in a virtual news conference Thursday that the purpose of the letter was to "urge people to do the right things in the community and do so by talking about capacity, but really ended up unintentionally sounding an alarm bell too loudly about capacity."

More:  https://www.khou.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/houston-hospitals-ceo-provide-update-on-bed-capacity-amid-surge-in-covid-19-cases/285-a5178aa2-a710-49db-a107-1fd36cdf4cf3
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Re: 100 percent of regular ICU beds in Texas Medical Center occupied, but hospitals have space for s
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2020, 01:14:19 am »
How about a Navy Hospital ship?

 
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Re: 100 percent of regular ICU beds in Texas Medical Center occupied, but hospitals have space for s
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2020, 02:21:58 am »
Whoa!!...… Are we talking yet another surge?  I guess this means they will also break down their figures by age, right?  If we are given numbers of infection for the Chinese virus, we should also be given the ages of those involved.  If a number of 'infectees' is published, corresponding numbers of those in their 20's, 30's, 40's, etc., should also be posted so that the public will have some idea of how many will perhaps get flulike symptoms, need vents, or be in grave danger of something much more severe.  If not, the gubmint should stay the hell out of my way, I am a free woman.   :patriot:
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Re: 100 percent of regular ICU beds in Texas Medical Center occupied, but hospitals have space for s
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2020, 02:27:05 am »
Igraham just had a Texas congressman on who said this is bullsh*t.
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