I’m not sure if this should be it’s own thread. I’m not sure how to start one. I want the reply’s to be just dedicated to people who are in the medical field or know people in the medical field that can post about what’s been going on in the hospitals. I thought it would be a good idea to try to see what’s progressing in real time in different locations.
My sister works in Zephyrhills Florida. She is reporting an increase in patients in her hospital. She works in a community with a big population of the elderly. This isn’t necessarily unusual during the flu season, but so far a bit more than usual. They are pretty busy. Elective surgeries are pushed back. The hospital is converting a certain section to be able to treat an influx of people presenting with pneumonia. At this time you can only use one entrance. Temperatures are taken for everyone who comes in. That includes family members. I will keep you posted if things get worse for her. Oh, and of course they do not have the masks and protective gear they need.
Stanford hospital in California has 25 on ventilators. That’s a bit more than normal. They are equipped to have 100. They are cutting back on elective surgery as well. Training for nurses to use the ER ventilators as they are different and currently the anesthesiologist can only use those.
Kaiser, Seton, and CPMC San Francisco is seeing an slight increase with flu/pneumonia patients. All three hospitals are planning where to put patients if it gets worse. It has been slow for all the nurses on other floors in these hospitals as less people are not coming in because they do not want to get sick. All three hospitals currently do not have the proper protective equipment
Thanks to any medical personnel that can contribute. I use to work in the medical field. These statements are all from nurses that I know and love. I will update every week as they report back to me.
Love to all. Be safe♥️