Things look dire in SoCal hospitals. Check out these quotes!
“We’ve never had so many patients,” said Adrian Cotton, chief of medical operations at Loma Linda University Health in San Bernardino County.”
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“...at least one hospital has set up an outdoor triage tent to handle the overflow of people”
“In Long Beach, hospitals have started visitor restrictions. In the South Bay, a conference center has been transformed into an ambulatory clinic.”
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We have signage set up all over the hospital to inform patients that, if they have any family members with even signs of symptoms, not to visit”
“Loma Linda emergency physicians are seeing about 60 more patients a day than usual, Cotton said.”
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“About 150 patients have so far been treated in the tent, which is staffed according to the number of people inside. It’s expected to be up through March.”
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“As the main emergency room gets full, patients are moved to the tent. For example, a patient who comes in with a broken arm is likely to be treated inside the tent, he said. Visitor restrictions have also been implemented.”
“The county saw a 300-percent increase”
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