michigan. she s worked here since she graduated from nursing school only about a year and a half ago. lately, the covid unit here is seeing more and more patients, all while there are few nurses to care for them. there s been days where i have been like i don t know how much longer i can do this and i m brand new, you know? but then at the same time, it s very rewarding what we do. reporter: the new wave of covid-19 is flooding michigan s healthcare system. overwhelming doctors and nurses admissions to hospitals statewide have risen 43% over the past month. currently, there are more than 100 people being treated for covid-19 at belmont hospital. by comparison, in july, hospitalized covid patients were only in the single digits. the influx of patients has taxed this hospital so much so, the department of defense dispatched a joint task force support unit to help. i mean, the pace is very, very fast. um, the need is is is
eighth north team. eighth floor, another tower. she s worked here since she graduated from nursing school only about a year and a half ago. lately, the covid unit seeing more and more patients all while there are fewer nurses to care for them. there are days, i don t know how much longer i can do this and i m brand new. and at the same time, it is very rewarding. overwhelmed doctors and nurses, admissions have risen 46%. currently 100 people being treated. compared to july, hospital ized covid patients were in single digits. dispatched a support unit to help. the pace is very, very fast.
8th floor, north tower at beaumont hospital in dearborn, michigan. she s worked here since she graduated from nursing school about a year and a half ago. lately the covid unit is seeing more and more patients all while there are fewer nurses to care for them. there s been days i m like i don t know how much longer i can do this and i m brand flu. it s very rewarding what we do. reporter: the new wave is flooding michigan s health care system overwhelming doctors and nurses. admission to hospitals statewide have risen 43% over the past month. currently, there s more than 100 people being treated for covid hospital. by comparison in july, hospitalized covid patients were only in the single digits. the influx of pashtients has tad this hospital to so much so the department of defense has
drived but no longer. she credits those working the covid unit here. for urgent pleas for more people to get vaccinated, she says this. what do you see as a right thing and wrong thing? i really like to stay neutral. nurses know the stress for the eighth north team may just be beginning again. will i break in three months, a year or ten? i don t have the answer. right now, i m battling there with my patients. i don t see this stopping anytime soon. i can t tell you how dedicated the doctors and nurses are here in terms of how long they ll be here at beaumont hospital. after that, they ll head to another hospital where there is
day in the covid unit, you see it in patients. what are you seeing in terms of anxiety and depression? and what s our prescription when covid fatigue becomes a real mental health issue? so covid fatigue is real on both sides. unfortunately i ve seen it on both sides. it s hard because a year ago i was so hopeful that the vaccine was going to help us get through this and that we wouldn t be here a year talking still about it. it just comes down to we need to take care of one another. i know we re all tired. we re tired on the hospital side, we re tired on the clinic side. i know the communities are tired. things are happening. we want to get back to whatever we think was normal before, but we just have to keep going and do what we can.