Pandemic pushes long wait times even higher for some ambulances transferring patients in Mississippi
Record hospitalizations are leading to crowded ERs and hour-long waits for many EMTs
Pandemic pushes long wait times even higher for some ambulances transferring patients in Mississippi By C.J. LeMaster | December 23, 2020 at 11:29 PM CST - Updated December 24 at 10:36 AM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - As COVID-19 hospitalizations hit record levels, Mississippi’s already-strained hospital system is struggling to provide ICU beds. With hospitals full, it is pushing patients who are waiting for admittance into the emergency room and forcing doctors to delay ambulance transfers, sometimes for hours.