Louisiana health officials 'ready' to administer booster shots
The CDC issued new guidance Wednesday recommending booster shots for all Americans.
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The CDC issued new guidance Wednesday recommending booster shots for all Americans.
Louisiana hospitals are struggling to keep up with patient care as COVID-19 cases soar and staffing issues persist.
Hospitals around the country are coming up with creative ways to deal with staff shortages as the delta variant continues to spread.
Pilot program began last week
Rating out of control. we currently do not have the capacity to respond to 911 calls that come from our community right now. >> and dr. jeffrey elder is the medical director for emergency management at the university of medical center in lcmc health. dr. elder, tell us what you and your colleagues are seeing right now compared to what things were like just a few weeks ago. >> yes, so we're seeing more and more patients in our hospital, more and more patients coming through with covid-like illness and being admit today the hospital. just on the first of july we saw just about a dozen patients w...