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FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2020, file photo, medical workers remove a stretcher from an ambulance near medical tents outside the emergency room at UCI Medical Center, in Irvine, Calif. Doctors said Friday, Dec. 18, increasingly desperate California hospitals are being crushed by soaring coronavirus infections. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) Increasingly desperate California hospitals are being “crushed” by soaring coronavirus infections, with one Los Angeles emergency doctor predicting Friday that rationing of care is imminent.
The most populous state recorded more than 41,000 new confirmed cases and 300 deaths, both among the highest single-day totals during the pandemic. In the last week, California has reported more than a quarter-million cases and 1,500 deaths.
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California hospitals crushed as virus patients flood ICUs
by John Antczak And Amy Taxin, The Associated Press
Posted Dec 18, 2020 4:35 pm EDT
Last Updated Dec 18, 2020 at 4:42 pm EDT
LOS ANGELES Increasingly desperate California hospitals are being “crushed” by soaring coronavirus infections with one Los Angeles emergency doctor predicting Friday that rationing of care is imminent.
The most populous state recorded more than 41,000 new confirmed cases and 300 dead, both among the highest single-day totals during the pandemic. In the last week California has reported more than a quarter-million cases and 1,500 deaths.
“I’m not going to sugarcoat this. We are getting crushed,” said Dr. Brad Spellberg, chief medical officer at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, which has more than 650 beds and is one of the largest in the county.
Abbott announces fourteen new Texas Medical Board appointments Eli Kirshbaum | Dec 17, 2020
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Gov. Gregg Abbott announced new appointments to both the District One and District Two Review Committees of the Texas Medical Board on Thursday. These appointees are responsible for evaluating medical practices in their respective districts.
Each committee consists of three physicians who are doctors of medicine, one physician who is a doctor of osteopathic medicine, and three members of the public.
Antoinette “Toni” Jackson
Jackson is an Attorney and Principal for the Banks Law Firm, and a Member of the Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers, Urban Land Institute, Texas Southern University Foundation, and Houston Habitat for Humanity
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