Improved methods and medications help doctors battle COVID-19 surge
With hospital beds running short, healthcare workers are trying to care for COVID-19 patients as efficiently as possible, using everything theyâve learned over the last nine months.
and last updated 2020-12-09 22:03:37-05
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) â With hospital beds running short, healthcare workers are trying to care for COVID-19 patients as efficiently as possible, using everything theyâve learned over the last nine months.
Improvements in medications and methods have helped shorten hospital stays, said Sharp Memorial Hospital chief medical officer Dr. Tom Lawrie.
In March, Sharp said COVID-19 patients stayed 12 days in the hospital on average. In November, the average dropped to 5.3 days. Other institutions have reported similar drops in the length of patient stays.
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