As COVID-19 cases decline, NM hospitals still remain full
Hospitals say they re still above capacity Share Updated: 6:54 PM MST Jan 20, 2021
Hospitals say they re still above capacity Share Updated: 6:54 PM MST Jan 20, 2021
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Show Transcript WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THEIR FACILITIES. DIFFERENT HOSPITALS, SIMILAR SITUATIONS. WE CONTINUE TO BE WELL ABOVE OUR LICENSED CAPACITY FOR ICU AS WELL AS FOR THE PROGRESSIVE CARE UNITS. EVER ARE I MAJOR HOSPITAL IN THE STATE REPORTING THEY ARE STILL FULL AND BEYOND. WE HAVE SEEN A LEVELING OFF AND A VERY SLIGHT DECLINE IN THE NUMBER OF COVID HOSPITALIZATIONS, BUT WE ARE STILWELL ABOVE CAPACITY AND WHAT THEY ARE SEEING IS A LOT OF VERY ILL PATIENTS WITH OTHER CONDITIONS WHICH TEND TO GET WORSE AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR THAT ARE COMING IN. EVEN THOUGH COVID NUMBERS HAVE COME DOWN CURRENTLY, WE CERTAINLY CAN T AFFORD FOR THEM TO GO BACK UP. OUR HOSPITALS ARE STILL FULL EVEN THOUGH IT S NOT COV