Extra storage for bodies placed at VCMC
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. As numbers continue to rise in Ventura County, some hospitals are now adding additional storage for bodies.
“I can only imagine that we will not be slowing down anytime soon,” said Dr. Raj Bhatia, who is the director of critical care at St. Johns Regional Medical Center in Oxnard.
Health experts throughout Ventura County are gearing up for even more COVID cases.
“We are only 11 days out of the New Year, and 17 days out from Christmas,” said Dr. Todd Flosi, who is the Chief Medical Officer at Ventura County Medical Center in Ventura. “There is still a chance we are gong to see an increased number of patients come into the ERs and needing in patient care.”