COVID-19 strains hospital ICUs near 2 in 5 Americans
By Carla K. Johnson and Nicky Forster - Associated Press
Dr. Rafik Abdou checks on a COVID-19 patient at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills section of Los Angeles in November. U.S. hospital intensive care units in many parts of the country are straining under record numbers of COVID-19 patients.
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Straining to handle record numbers of COVID-19 patients, hundreds of the nation’s intensive care units are running out of space and supplies and competing to hire temporary traveling nurses at soaring rates. Many of the facilities are clustered in the South and West.
2 In 5 Americans Live In Areas Running Out Of Hospital ICU Beds Due To COVID
Since November, the share of U.S. hospitals nearing the breaking point has doubled, an Associated Press analysis found.
Carla K. Johnson and Nicky Forster
Straining to handle record numbers of COVID-19 patients, hundreds of the nation’s intensive care units are running out of space and supplies and competing to hire temporary traveling nurses at soaring rates. Many of the facilities are clustered in the South and West.
An Associated Press analysis of federal hospital data shows that since November, the share of U.S. hospitals nearing the breaking point has doubled. More than 40% of Americans now live in areas running out of ICU space, with only 15% of beds still available.
U.S. hospital intensive care units in many parts of the country are straining under record numbers of COVID-19 patients. These hospital units take care of the sickest of the sick.
Straining under record numbers of COVID-19 patients, hundreds of the nation s intensive care units are running out of space and supplies and competing to hire temporary traveling nurses at soaring rates. Many of the facilities are clustered in the South and West.