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FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA San Diego-area military hospitals also experience surge as Navy, Marine Corps coronavirus cases spike [The San Diego Union-Tribune :: BC-CORONAVIRUS-SANDIEGO-MILITARY-HOSPITALS:SD] SAN DIEGO — Like their civilian counterparts, San Diego’s two major military hospitals are experiencing a surge of coronavirus patients as the winter spike in cases affects military members, their families and retirees. At Naval Medical Center San Diego, its 16 ICU beds are at 70 percent capacity, and Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton’s four ICU beds are at 75 percent. “While our te...

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Christopher Pruitt is a supervisor for the COVID-19 and Flu Clinic at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, which he explained was some tents set up near the emergency room to screen patients and test for the coronavirus. Pruitt said he also has seen a “large increase” in coronavirus patients in the last several weeks, which has led to medical staff in the clinic working longer hours and extra days. Advertisement “As a hospital, we had to create a new department — a new clinic,” he said, adding that his patients reported being exposed at work or where they’ve...