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re: Here we go : OLOL pauses scheduling of new non-urgent, inpatient procedures
Posted on 7/26/21 at 3:41 pm to SlidellCajun
Posted on 7/26/21 at 3:41 pm to SlidellCajun
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This current wave of cases is a bit different because A lot of these hospitals are having nurse and custodial work shortages.
LOL
This was the talking point most of last year
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Posted on 7/26/21 at 3:51 pm to notiger1997
Looking at OLOL’s site the main hospital has 125 nursing openings
Not sure if that’s normal or not
Not sure if that’s normal or not
Posted on 7/26/21 at 4:06 pm to gsvar2004
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first step toward JBE imposing restrictions
Thanks to Catherine O'Neal at OLOL
Posted on 7/26/21 at 4:57 pm to notiger1997
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This was the talking point most of last year
Dude
It’s a fact. Many nurses left the hospital environment after the covid waves wore them out. There was a big jump in travelling nursing as it’s more flexible and in many cases it pays more.
No one is trying to spin anything. It’s really happening
Posted on 7/26/21 at 5:03 pm to SlidellCajun
LCMC just announced the same starting Thursday
Posted on 7/26/21 at 5:09 pm to notiger1997
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This was the talking point most of last year
It's gotten worse, not better. Nurses aren't showing up to work for what community and poorer academic hospitals are willing to pay.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 5:13 pm to SlidellCajun
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Dude
It’s a fact. Many nurses left the hospital environment after the covid waves wore them out. There was a big jump in travelling nursing as it’s more flexible and in many cases it pays more.
No one is trying to spin anything. It’s really happening
Happening everywhere nationwide. Many nurses were close to retirement and said “frick it” after the COVID surges and retired early. Other nurses left to travel nurse and make money bouncing from hospital to hospital. Some left the bedside all together to find non patient care nursing jobs or left nursing completely. Or….if you are a hospital that isn’t the top of the pay scale…nurses are jumping to other hospitals in the area that are also short staffed but offering more money in hourly pay and sign on bonuses.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 5:14 pm to MonroeTigerstripes
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My source who works in admin at another hospital in Louisiana (Not OLOL) says that yes, covid admits are definitely up. But the patients needing hospitalization are the same type of patients who needed hospitalization during the last surge (obese, HTN, diabetes). He also said that the patients are requiring a shorter length of stay due to treatment options and are overall not as sick. Of course, there are outliers in each demographic (the young, healthy 30-40 year old needing hospitalization) but that those cases are definitely not the norm.
This is what I've heard as well. My source, who lives next door and is a professional nurse, says all her colleagues are saying it's false reporting on the news. It's a more equal mix of vaccinated/unvaccinated people and not nearly as critical as they're making it out to be.
Sounds like all rumors and bullshite. From personal observation, there is a lot of Covid going around. So that part is accurate in my opinion.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 5:21 pm to BeerMoney
At my hospital our numbers are creeping up a little. Not overrun by any measure. But we had our main COViD floor completely closed at one point. Now it’s reopened with a decent amount of admits to it. All unvaccinated. Ages range…but seeing a good bit of those in 30-40 year old range. Currently the 30s and 40s groups make up 60% of the patients on our regular COVID floor. In the COVID ICU they make up 20% of the patients
Posted on 7/26/21 at 5:24 pm to lsunurse
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At my hospital our numbers are creeping up a little. Not overrun by any measure. But we had our main COViD floor completely closed at one point. Now it’s reopened with a decent amount of admits to it. All unvaccinated. Ages range…but seeing a good bit of those in 30-40 year old range. Currently the 30s and 40s groups make up 60% of the patients on our regular COVID floor. In the COVID ICU they make up 20% of the patients
What constitutes a regular COVID floor patient? Is that someone who's basically developed pneumonia? What's the baseline for getting your arse in the hospital for the rona?
Posted on 7/26/21 at 5:28 pm to BeerMoney
Needing actual hospital care? 
They aren’t just admitting you for the heck of it.
But yes…many likely developed pneumonia related to COVID and need to be in the hospital for oxygen, etc.
They aren’t just admitting you for the heck of it.
But yes…many likely developed pneumonia related to COVID and need to be in the hospital for oxygen, etc.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 5:31 pm to BeerMoney
quote:Probably requiring oxygen but nothing beyond that yet.
hat constitutes a regular COVID floor patient? Is that someone who's basically developed pneumonia? What's the baseline for getting your arse in the hospital for the rona?
Posted on 7/26/21 at 5:34 pm to lsunurse
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many likely developed pneumonia related to COVID and need to be in the hospital for oxygen, etc
This is the answer. Oxygen dropping in that 70 or below range.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 5:36 pm to BeerMoney
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It's a more equal mix of vaccinated/unvaccinated people and not nearly as critical as they're making it out to be.
Congestion & Diarrhea are main Delta side effects
Posted on 7/26/21 at 7:03 pm to gsvar2004
O'Neil is a fear mongering doctor.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 7:40 pm to BeerMoney
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It's a more equal mix of vaccinated/unvaccinated people and not nearly as critical as they're making it out to be.
How many of the unvaccinated had coof?
Posted on 7/26/21 at 7:48 pm to KLSU
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What I really want to know and wish they tracked was: out of the 97% how many of these patients are covid reinfections and how many are new.
I would love to know how good our natural immuinity is from already having COVID and surviving.
Well the JBE mouthpiece:
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Catherine O'Neal
Said that the antibodies produced by a prior Covid bout are useless against the Delta variant.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 8:30 pm to lsupride87
Your point stands, but that aren't really exact. The odd one is the first peak, the deaths actually peaked before the hospitalizations. After that, they line up a little better than you would expect, but it appears the deaths do lag the hospitalizations by a few days.
But, the point the other poster was making is it'll be a few weeks before we have the count for the number of people that dies today with COVID. So, we may not know what the true %age is until mid-late August as the death notices lag so much; even if they will ultimately line up with the peaks
But, the point the other poster was making is it'll be a few weeks before we have the count for the number of people that dies today with COVID. So, we may not know what the true %age is until mid-late August as the death notices lag so much; even if they will ultimately line up with the peaks
Posted on 7/26/21 at 8:37 pm to Weekend Warrior79
The chances of elementary school starting in the classroom is 0%. Charge up the laptop back to online.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 8:39 pm to Dominate308
It’s all BS but tomorrow I’m going to Costco and load up on toilet paper just in case.
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