COVID Has Southern California ICU Capacity at Zero
Dec. 18, 2020 ICU capacity dipped to zero in Southern California s 11 counties on Thursday, according to the California Department of Public Health, as coronavirus cases continued to climb and public health experts warned that the worst is yet to come.
As of Dec 16, total confirmed cases in the state had increased by 3.1% from the previous day, up to 1.72 million. Nearly 22,000 people have died in the state since the pandemic began.
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What exactly does 0% capacity in intensive care units mean? It means all of the staffed ICU beds we currently have without taking additional extreme measures are full, says David Simon, a spokesperson for the California Hospital Association.
More than half of ICU patients in San Diego County have COVID-19
Scripps President and CEO answers questions on how COVID-19 has affected ICU and beds within the Scripps network of hospitals. Author: Brandon Lewis Updated: 8:45 PM PST December 16, 2020
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, California Hospitals in San Diego County have been stretched thin this week because of a sharp increase in coronavirus patients. On Wednesday, for the first time since the pandemic began, more than half of all ICU patients had COVID-19.
South Bay hospitals have been hit particularly hard. Scripps Memorial Chula Vista has transferred patients to beds at other hospitals within the Scripps network every day.
Gov. Newsom s administration is allowing waivers for hospitals to increase patient load in ICU units Author: Kurt Rivera Updated: 7:51 PM PST December 16, 2020
CALIFORNIA, USA As San Joaquin County hit another grim record of 328 patients admitted for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours with nine who died, nurses across California are letting the public know they are against treating more patients per nurse. It s not the time to be decreasing the nurses that are available to help these patients, said Richelle Harig, a nurse with 10 years experience practicing at Rideout Memorial Hospital in Marysville. The higher ratio doesn t help the patients. Instead this policy focuses on the unsafe ways for the hospital to make a buck.
California ICU nurses sound alarm on staffing waivers to increase nurse-to-patient ratios
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LOS ANGELES (KABC) California intensive care unit nurses on the frontline of the COVID-19 battle are sounding the alarm over plans to add more to their patient load.
Tinny Abogado is a registered nurse at Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles in the step-down unit which cares for patients just out of the ICU.
During her shifts, she cares for three patients at a time, but that may soon change. Last week, the Department of Public Health began granting expedited waivers to hospitals to increase the number of patients ICU nurses can treat at one time.
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California Pacific Medical Center nurse Marika Burrell-Wright protests plans to add more patients per nurse.Lea Suzuki / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Deanna Young (center), nurse at California Pacific’s Mission Bernal campus, and others protest the waivers.Lea Suzuki / The Chronicle 2020Show MoreShow Less
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CPMC nurse Katie VanSchoick’s top reads Year of the Nurse as she protests the waivers.Lea Suzuki / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Nurses Maricris Barquilla (left), Daniel Stone and others protest outside the Sutter Health CPMC Van Ness campus over plans to add more patients per nurse.Lea Suzuki / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less