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Five Los Angeles County hospitals declare an 'internal disaster' and turn away ambulances after facing a shortage of oxygen needed to treat critically ill COVID-19 patients At least five hospitals in Los Angeles County declared an 'internal disaster,' resulting in them turning away all ambulance traffic It occurred after staff reported that there was not enough oxygen to treat critically ill coronavirus patients  Aging hospital pipes are unable to handle the high flow of oxygen needed by COVID-19 patients, which is causing the pipes to freeze Hospitals also don't have enough canisters to s...

COVID patients are 40% more likely to die within 10 days of leaving the hospital than those with pneumonia or heart failure, study finds About 2,220 veterans treated for coronavirus were compared with 1,600 non-COVID-related pneumonia patients and 3,500 heart failure patients Nearly 14% of COVID-19 patients were rehospitalized or died within 10 days of being discharged That's almost 40% higher than the 9.7% of pneumonia patients and 8.8% of heart failure patients who were readmitted or died within 10 days After 60 days, only 27% percent of COVID-19 patients were readmitted or died compared to...

California faces 'darkest days' as COVID-19 cases surge, pushing hospital staff to the breaking point Marco della Cava, USA TODAY California sets stay home order amid virus surge Replay Video UP NEXT SAN FRANCISCO – These are scenes from a battlefield. Full intensive care units. Doctors and nurses working for hours without sleep. Waves of patients dying.  Across California, a post-Thanksgiving COVID-19 spike is ravaging cities and counties that once had been models for how to keep coronavirus cases low. To date, the state has logged 1.9 million cases and 22,000 deaths, wi...

The number does not necessarily mean there are no ICU beds available, since the state adjusts the percentage downward if counties have a higher-than-expected ratio of COVID-19 patients occupying  ICU space.   FILE – In this Nov. 19, 2020 file photo, Dr. Rafik Abdou, right, and respiratory therapist Babu Paramban check on a COVID-19 patient at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills section of Los Angeles. California reported more than 50,000 new coronavirus cases and 293 deaths on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, setting new daily records as hospitals struggled to keep up wit...