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Emergency rooms at capacity in Puget Sound region

Officials say we re at our most fragile time since the start of the pandemic. Author: Eric Wilkinson Updated: 6:55 PM PDT July 26, 2021 MOUNT VERNON, Wash. The beds at Skagit Valley Hospital are almost completely full. Doctors started seeing the strain on the system start when the state began reopening near the end of June following more than a year of COVID-19 restrictions. Wait times in the emergency department at Skagit Valley Hospital are more than double what they usually are.  At some clinics, the waits have reached four hours. The situation has health officials concerned over the level of care their patients are receiving.

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Thurston County ambulances seeing long emergency room wait times

Thurston County ambulances seeing long emergency room wait times COVID unit at Harborview Medical Center. (File photo by Karen Ducey/Getty Images) Thurston County ambulances are running into serious delays when they arrive at the hospital up to 90 minutes to be able to transport patients into emergency rooms. Kurt Harden, director of Emergency Services for Thurston County, said that up to four ambulances can be waiting in the hospital parking lot at any given time because hospitals are filling up. The problem has been building for a while, he said, but has really come to a head in the past week especially during daytime hours. One battalion chief told Harden last week that it was the worst day he had experienced in his 20-year career.

Skagit Valley Hospital, other North Sound facilities filling up

Skagit Valley Hospital, other North Sound facilities filling up Hospitalizations are trending up in the North Sound. (Nicole Jennings, KIRO Radio) Skagit Valley Hospital is at full capacity, and it is not the only hospital in the northwestern part of the state feeling the pinch. Skagit Regional Health Regional Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Connie Davis said visits to the ER, ICU, and hospital stays in general have all increased over the past month. However, she said they are well-prepared to handle the skyrocketing numbers. “We are at our capacity but being flexible like we are, and all that we’ve learned over the last year, year-and-a-half, we’ve been able to make space,” Davis said. “And our staff has been extremely responsive to the care needs.”

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