I can confirm Urgent Care facilities in blue areas upstate have had 2-3 hour wait times for at least two weeks now and most affiliated with hospital systems have pulled staff from the hospital to cover the surge.
In red and rural areas, not so much.
Most are there just for testing, because contact tracing protocols dictate a negative test to return to work or school. That's a change from a few months ago, when an 'inconclusive' result was counted as negative, so people are forced to test 2-3 times.
A large quantity are there because they have a sniffle and think it's an omicron death sentence. The propaganda machine is in full swing.
Urgent cares and many Dr. offices are now referring people to Walgreens or CVS to get their boosters- in the case of my family's docs, they are not even offering the stab anymore- although they claim they're having trouble getting supply, my kids' pediatrician leveled with me and said there is no demand and they don't want potential liability down the road.
Source: I work for a company that's a supplier to every hospital and major practice north of NYC. I've built relationships over the last 10 years that allow me to have free and open conversations with all of them.
Clarify NY vs. NYC. They are not the same.
I can confirm Urgent Care facilities in blue areas upstate have had 2-3 hour wait times for at least two weeks now and most affiliated with hospital systems have pulled staff from the hospital to cover the surge. In red and rural areas, not so much.
Most are there just for testing, because contact tracing protocols dictate a negative test to return to work or school. That's a change from a few months ago, when an 'inconclusive' result was counted as negative, so people are forced to test 2-3 times.
A large quantity are there because they have a sniffle and think it's an omicron death sentence. The propaganda machine is in full swing.
Urgent cares and many Dr. offices are now referring people to Walgreens or CVS to get their boosters- in the case of my family's docs, they are not even offering the stab anymore- although they claim they're having trouble getting supply, my kids' pediatrician leveled with me and said there is no demand and they don't want potential liability down the road.
Source: I work for a company that's a supplier to every hospital and major practice north of NYC. I've built relationships over the last 10 years that allow me to have free and open conversations with all of them.
19 CityMD Urgent Care Clinics in New York City Close Due to Staffing Shortages Caused by Vaccine Mandates
Making my point. For everyone else, NY is not NYC.