An increase in COVID-19 admissions is leading to serious over-capacity issues at many hospitals in the state, and is putting a ‘serious stress on the system,’ according to health officials. FOX13
admissions is leading to serious over-capacity issues at many hospitals in the state, and is putting a ‘serious stress on the system,’ according to health officials.subsided in March. However, CEO Cassie Sauer said she felt the need to hold a virtual one, because the situation is becoming very concerning statewide.
"Our hospitals continue to be at or, in many circumstances, overcapacity, and in some cases extreme over capacity," said Dr. Steven Mitchell with UW Medicine and the Washington Medical Coordination Center. "I believe we are the only state in the country where this can’t be done," said Sauer. "We asked the state legislature to change that, but it did not happen this year."
According to the latest numbers from the Washington Department of Health, 32 of the state’s 39 counties have crossed the seven-day average of 100 cases per 100,000 population, which puts nearly the entire state in the red on the state’sCOVID patients, whether they are in the hospital for COVID only, or were admitted for other reasons and also have COVID, represent 10% of all hospitalizations.
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