St. George Regional Hospital nearly at capacity as governor declares new COVID-19 surge

ST. GEORGE — The medical director of St. George Regional Hospital said Thursday that the hospital and its intensive care unit are nearing capacity as the governor and health officials said the same day that the state is experiencing a new surge in COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations.
Dr. Patrick Carroll said the hospital is "very close" to being full again, and there is the possibility within the next few weeks that like the worst days of the pandemic, the ICU will need to be expanded into a surge ICU to accommodate more patients.
"We still have the ability to surge out of our normal ICU space," Carroll told St. George News. "Could that happen? Yes. Are we close to it? Yes. But it has not happened yet."

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