patients coming in, those preventable covid patients coming in are the thing that pushes the system to the brink. that's what we're seeing in minnesota. >> it's notice worthy, you took out a full-page ad in one of your state's leading papers along with other doctors making a plea to the public, you're heart broeken, overwhelmed. why did you need do that? >> i think there were several things. you know, as the experts, we at children's minnesota have seen the firsthand impact on kids. we with the other systems know that there are actions we can take. dr. wen pointed out, we know what the tools are to prevent this. we needed to make the public aware of three things, first that our staff are overwhelmed and heart broken. for the last 20-plus months our frontline staff have been working tirelessly and they are exhausted. second, the fact we have so many covid patients coming into our hospitals is inhibiting our ability to take care of patients