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Our lady of the lake children's hospital in louisiana. thank you for being with us. i want to start with the facts, the details about the pressure that is on your hospital, your medical system right now when it comes to treating of children, not only with covid but the idea that children who need emergency medical care of any sort are being endangered inment states, including your own. >> absolutely. you know, as our adult cases continue to rise and skyrocket we are seeing more and more pediatric patients coming with covid-19. our er just since -- since august 1st we have seen 76 patients with...

Enclosed with not being normal, that the potential of someone controlling their life. they are stressed out. you know? and they're lashing out. and we are simply -- we don't want to wear the masks, either. we are simply trying to be an advocate. we are seeing these covid patients, while they go to work and live their everyday lives. we are just trying to be a advocate for our community. that is it. you know? we, right now, as of today, we are opening up our fifth covid unit. as of a couple of hours ago. i just got off from work today, and we're starting to open up our fifth covid unit. our er ...

And live their every day lives. we are just trying to be an advocate for our community. that is it. you know? we right now as of today we are opening up our fifth covid unit and as of a couple hours ago. i just got off work today and we're starting to open up our fifth covid unit. our er is full right now waiting for beds. we are a high acuity of care hospital and a lot of community hospitals depend on us to take their most sickest patients. this virus does not have a respect of person. we know the delta variant is affecting the younger children as well as the younger generation. 98% of our pa...

Travel very fast, then it takes time to move back into place. here is more from the coast guard commander. >> their mission is oil-skimming, so they don't get here quickly, they don't return to port quickly. it has to be a very measured, deliberate process in order to know when to turn them on and turn them off. >> reporter: they are on the way back. we saw some of the smaller shallow skimmers in the bay and around grand ohi isle. >> reporter: new concerns today about the toll the new healthcare law may take on our emergency rooms. our er's could grow even more crowded and patients, they'll be...

Recent study from price water house cooper showed that people were two times as likely to use er if they have medicaid. our er's are overextended. i want everyone to be insured but the kind of insurance man dated is the one that is overused. you have an insurance card. take care of me now . no doctor there to take care of you. >> that is a problem. i know there are incentives for news to get in libe. who is going to take care of 32 million people? >> again, the other thing that is in the bill preventative care will 100% be covered. that is the nothe case right now. >> what is preventative care...