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The entire reason for the COVID panic is based on Hospital beds
Posted on 8/11/21 at 9:09 am
Posted on 8/11/21 at 9:09 am
Since day #1 of the COVID pandemic, all of the efforts at lockdowns and "slow the spread" was based on ONE thing.
Hospital beds
We don't want to overwhelm the hospital system.
That's it.
We are dealing with a virus that has almost a 99% survival rate.
It is absolutely ridiculous to the place we are at now. The hospitals are understaffed or they are running out of beds. So, the entire population needs to be at "code red".
Only 27 ICU beds available for 6.6 million people in Greater Houston Area
Only 27 ICU beds available for 6.6 million people in Greater Houston Area; state says total of 329 in Texas
Wear a Mask! - why? Hospital beds
Get the Vaccine! - why? Hospital beds
Stay at home! - why? Hospital beds
Greater Houston Area:
2020 population estimate: 6,688 587
Available hospital beds: 1,313
Available ventilators: 1,367
Confirmed COVID patients in hospital: 2,285
Total hospitalizations: 12,248
Hospital beds
We don't want to overwhelm the hospital system.
That's it.
We are dealing with a virus that has almost a 99% survival rate.
It is absolutely ridiculous to the place we are at now. The hospitals are understaffed or they are running out of beds. So, the entire population needs to be at "code red".
Only 27 ICU beds available for 6.6 million people in Greater Houston Area
Only 27 ICU beds available for 6.6 million people in Greater Houston Area; state says total of 329 in Texas
Wear a Mask! - why? Hospital beds
Get the Vaccine! - why? Hospital beds
Stay at home! - why? Hospital beds
Greater Houston Area:
2020 population estimate: 6,688 587
Available hospital beds: 1,313
Available ventilators: 1,367
Confirmed COVID patients in hospital: 2,285
Total hospitalizations: 12,248
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Posted on 8/11/21 at 11:32 am to TurkeyBaconLeg
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Houston Med center not even remotely close to being full from COVID patients.
Houston Med center not even remotely close to being full from COVID patients.
This post was edited on 8/11/21 at 11:33 am
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Posted on 8/11/21 at 9:11 am to TurkeyBaconLeg
I’ll die in my bed before I go to a F’ing hospital for the flu
Posted on 8/11/21 at 9:14 am to Padme
quote:
I’ll die in my bed before I go to a F’ing hospital for the flu
Patient autonomy. That’s your choice. Maybe you can hook up a air mattress pump to a snorkel and see if that helps.
Posted on 8/11/21 at 9:16 am to TurkeyBaconLeg
quote:Does not compute!
Only 27 ICU beds available
Available ventilators: 1,367
Posted on 8/11/21 at 9:16 am to TurkeyBaconLeg
Saw on the local news a small town hospital CEO calling out the governor wanting help due to staffing shortages and being unable to safely care for patients as a result. At one time that’s the kind of thing CEOs were held accountable for. Now they want to blame it on the governor. Get the government to pay for staff with tax dollars so it doesn’t hit the bottom line to protect their bonuses.
Posted on 8/11/21 at 9:18 am to DingLeeBerry
Hospital beds and cases and they go back and forth between the two to justify their draconian rules.
Posted on 8/11/21 at 9:18 am to DingLeeBerry
quote:After understaffing his facility and collecting a nice bonus for achieving "efficiency".
a small town hospital CEO calling out the governor
Posted on 8/11/21 at 9:20 am to TurkeyBaconLeg
What pisses me off is the entire point for hospitals is to be full in terms of beds regardless of what is happening.
Hospitals WANT beds to be at full capacity
Hospitals WANT beds to be at full capacity
Posted on 8/11/21 at 9:21 am to Shaft Williams
It gives us more kooky Lina Hidalgo action.
Posted on 8/11/21 at 9:24 am to TurkeyBaconLeg
Hospitals were told this was the new normal. Should’ve staffed up and expanded with that extra 20% received for “COVID” patients.
Posted on 8/11/21 at 9:30 am to TurkeyBaconLeg
This is still and has always been about money. Hospitals are at minimum staffing to maximize profit, and they were getting tons of money from the gubmint for “cases”. So of course they are admitting everyone they can “out of an abundance of caution”.
That’s why those triage centers were barely used everywhere they were set up. The hospital ships in New York saw what, 60 patients? The triage in New Orleans had room for 1000 people and saw like 6? Hospitals don’t make money sending patients to triage centers.
That’s why those triage centers were barely used everywhere they were set up. The hospital ships in New York saw what, 60 patients? The triage in New Orleans had room for 1000 people and saw like 6? Hospitals don’t make money sending patients to triage centers.
Posted on 8/11/21 at 9:34 am to NC_Tigah
Memorial in Lake Charles has ads for $60 per hour for RNs for a 12 week run in their cath lab.
Also has $30,000 signing bonus for other RNs .. think it was a 2 year commitment?
Also has $30,000 signing bonus for other RNs .. think it was a 2 year commitment?
Posted on 8/11/21 at 9:40 am to TurkeyBaconLeg
I think beds is a big part of it, but also the larger overrun of the medical system.
The Urgent Care by my house - the place we are told to go for minor issues that don't require ER - is only currently seeing people who need a COVID test - either due to symptoms or to get out of quarantine.
The pharmacies near us are closing down early and running out of supplies. Getting prescriptions filled is taking longer.
I also think the specter of otherwise healthy people dying from this - it's rare but it's not unheard of - is causing a lot of panic.
But with hospital beds... the problem is our healthcare system doesn't carry a lot of excess capacity because no one wants to pay for it. And clearly, it's not easy to scale up when necessary.
The Urgent Care by my house - the place we are told to go for minor issues that don't require ER - is only currently seeing people who need a COVID test - either due to symptoms or to get out of quarantine.
The pharmacies near us are closing down early and running out of supplies. Getting prescriptions filled is taking longer.
I also think the specter of otherwise healthy people dying from this - it's rare but it's not unheard of - is causing a lot of panic.
But with hospital beds... the problem is our healthcare system doesn't carry a lot of excess capacity because no one wants to pay for it. And clearly, it's not easy to scale up when necessary.
Posted on 8/11/21 at 9:42 am to NC_Tigah
quote:
Only 27 ICU beds available
Available ventilators: 1,367
quote:
Does not compute!
Last summer they ramped up production of vents and now there are plenty.
But they didn't built out nearly as many new ICU beds.
Posted on 8/11/21 at 9:44 am to NC_Tigah
quote:
After understaffing his facility and collecting a nice bonus for achieving "efficiency".
Private companies / for-profit companies have but one goal - maximizing profits.
That's not always the right answer... but that's where we are.
Posted on 8/11/21 at 9:44 am to LSUFanHouston
This is all medical fraud plain and simple.
Posted on 8/11/21 at 9:44 am to TurkeyBaconLeg
Looks like we need to flatten the curve.
Posted on 8/11/21 at 9:45 am to goldennugget
quote:
What pisses me off is the entire point for hospitals is to be full in terms of beds regardless of what is happening.
Hospitals WANT beds to be at full capacity
Sure, but that also means they don't have any incentive to built out more space that will only be used every once in a while.
Plus... you have to staff those new bed spaces. Someone said that were like 30,000 healthcare positions open in the state. I'm sure a good chunk of those are in hospitals.
Posted on 8/11/21 at 9:47 am to Padme
quote:
I’ll die in my bed before I go to a F’ing hospital for the flu
Geez....
Posted on 8/11/21 at 9:49 am to LSUFanHouston
quote:I take it you're not familiar with ICU Medicine?
But they didn't built out nearly as many new ICU beds.
Are you under the impression the 1,367 vents would be deployed to regular ward rooms?
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