Note how they quote the statistics. "Beds available" now means beds we can support with the staff we have and not the number of beds we have altogether.
So, if we lose some staff we automatically become more full.
Also, a hospital could have 200 beds but only have a % of their beds dedicated to Covid/ICU/etc. It's important to understand all data available if possible.
Also, remind the general public, that urgent care centers are being told they are not allowed to treat for covid, and that any Covid patient must be turned away and forced to go to a hospital. That's what happened to me when I went to the walk-in clinic and told them my husband tested positive for covid a few days ago and I was now experiencing the same symptoms. She said, I am not allowed to treat an Covid patients, we are instructed to immediately send you to the hospital. This is so the hospital can appear filled than it really is ... I know the drill, so I reminded her of my patient rights, and asked her to treat me as a pneumonia patient instead, for which they did an X-Ray there in the clinic and it did indeed show bilateral pneumonia. I walked away with prescriptions for pneumonia: a z-pack, a steroid, and an inhaler. I also started taking vitamins C, D3, zinc, and doing deep breathing exercises four times a day as well as sitting outside in direct sun for 10-15 minutes every day. I'm fine. No hospital visit needed.
This is 100% correct. Here in TX bed usage is way down vs pre-pandemic norms BUT "staffed" beds are almost gone. This is a problem that they manufactured.
Note how they quote the statistics. "Beds available" now means beds we can support with the staff we have and not the number of beds we have altogether.
So, if we lose some staff we automatically become more full.
Also, a hospital could have 200 beds but only have a % of their beds dedicated to Covid/ICU/etc. It's important to understand all data available if possible.
Also, remind the general public, that urgent care centers are being told they are not allowed to treat for covid, and that any Covid patient must be turned away and forced to go to a hospital. That's what happened to me when I went to the walk-in clinic and told them my husband tested positive for covid a few days ago and I was now experiencing the same symptoms. She said, I am not allowed to treat an Covid patients, we are instructed to immediately send you to the hospital. This is so the hospital can appear filled than it really is ... I know the drill, so I reminded her of my patient rights, and asked her to treat me as a pneumonia patient instead, for which they did an X-Ray there in the clinic and it did indeed show bilateral pneumonia. I walked away with prescriptions for pneumonia: a z-pack, a steroid, and an inhaler. I also started taking vitamins C, D3, zinc, and doing deep breathing exercises four times a day as well as sitting outside in direct sun for 10-15 minutes every day. I'm fine. No hospital visit needed.
This is 100% correct. Here in TX bed usage is way down vs pre-pandemic norms BUT "staffed" beds are almost gone. This is a problem that they manufactured.
Hysterical Anecdotalism About Hospitals