Aug. 12, 2021 -- The state of Mississippi is out of intensive care unit beds. The University of Mississippi Medical Center — the state's largest health system — is converting part of a parking garage into a field hospital to make more room.
"Most hospitals were not designed for this type of volume distribution in their facilities," said Mary Mayhew, president of the Florida Hospital Association. Over the month of June, the number of COVID patients in Florida hospitals soared from 2000 to 10,000. Mayhew says it took twice as long during the last surge for the state to reach those numbers. And they're still climbing. The state had 15,000 hospitalized COVID patients as of today.
"I'm OK with having to wait a few days , especially if there are people worse than me, but so much anger at the reason," he said."These idiots that refused healthcare are now taking up my slot for heart surgery. It's really aggravating."saying they are not suspending elective procedures, but they are reviewing those"requiring an inpatient stay on a case-by-case basis.
Then, there is what Williamson calls his"nightmare scenario." If the entire state begins to see transmission rates as high as they're currently seeing in coastal Mobile and Baldwin counties, that could mean up to 8000 people in the hospital.
The backward southeastern United States. The just can’t learn.
Should the unvaccinated get care? Specifically, if the unvaccination was intentional.
Not true