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Post by zeroposter on May 28, 2021 13:07:53 GMT -8
Things will hopefully get better by the time of your vacation, and covid cases are dropping, but the email from St. Charles is not good.
St. Charles is full. 15 patients of all types in ER without beds available. Other patients in beds in hallways. Other patients have been sent to out-of-area hospitals. Nurses have been brought in from other areas. Elective surgeries(including some where 'elective' is really not elective) have already been cancelled for the last month. Hospital boss says not to have a heart attack or accident in Centrap Oregon because you might not get treated.
I would link the email from the hospital, but I am inept at linking for this format.
The hospital email is actually far more dire than my post.
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Post by spudbeaver on May 28, 2021 13:59:02 GMT -8
Not sure about the ER, seems like that’s a pretty short term deal, but as far as ICU beds go:
ICU capacity used
ICU capacity used is the percentage of staffed intensive care unit (ICU) beds in a location’s healthcare system that are currently in use by both COVID and non-COVID patients.
Experts indicate that during pre-pandemic years, average ICU occupancy in U.S. hospitals ranged from 57% to 82%.
Learn more about ICU capacity used.
Deschutes County, Oregon has reported having 30 staffed adult ICU beds. 18 are filled by non-COVID patients and 7 are filled by COVID patients. Overall, 25 out of 30 (85%) are filled. This suggests hospitals may not be well positioned to absorb a wave of new COVID infections without substantial surge capacity. Caution is warranted.
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Post by zeroposter on May 28, 2021 16:48:16 GMT -8
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on May 28, 2021 18:39:47 GMT -8
According to the story, 98% of the admitted Covid patients to this hospital since March have not been vaccinated.
I sense a trend.
Get a freaking shot.
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Post by mbabeav on May 29, 2021 10:51:33 GMT -8
My hope is that numbers should drop rapidly - they have one of the highest vaccination rates in the state. But the last report I read was that 1 of every 61 residents in that county currently has an active Covid infection, given that so many get infected and do not get tested, its probably more like 1 out of every 25-30 people. I've got three weeks to decide whether we are going to cancel or not - then we have to pick new spot and wow, there are not many vacancies at the recreation spots, and prices have gone up since we booked.
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Post by spudbeaver on May 29, 2021 13:34:26 GMT -8
Things will hopefully get better by the time of your vacation, and covid cases are dropping, but the email from St. Charles is not good. St. Charles is full. 15 patients of all types in ER without beds available. Other patients in beds in hallways. Other patients have been sent to out-of-area hospitals. Nurses have been brought in from other areas. Elective surgeries(including some where 'elective' is really not elective) have already been cancelled for the last month. Hospital boss says not to have a heart attack or accident in Centrap Oregon because you might not get treated. I would link the email from the hospital, but I am inept at linking for this format. The hospital email is actually far more dire than my post. Man, I’m not sure who is in charge of sending the hospital information out, but I don’t see it. Check the chart in the Bend Bulletin today. Cases have been steadily dropping since an early April peak. I see people everywhere. Every place I’ve wanted to go is open, you just have to wear a stupid mask when you enter the business. The ICU numbers aren’t that much different than what is typical. Still don’t understand the message you received. Part of the problem in my opinion. Conflicting and mis information. www.bendbulletin.com/coronavirus/central-oregon-covid-19-case-count/article_e6aef60e-6ae6-11ea-b3c8-239ab1e74769.html |
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Post by zeroposter on May 29, 2021 14:10:11 GMT -8
Things will hopefully get better by the time of your vacation, and covid cases are dropping, but the email from St. Charles is not good. St. Charles is full. 15 patients of all types in ER without beds available. Other patients in beds in hallways. Other patients have been sent to out-of-area hospitals. Nurses have been brought in from other areas. Elective surgeries(including some where 'elective' is really not elective) have already been cancelled for the last month. Hospital boss says not to have a heart attack or accident in Centrap Oregon because you might not get treated. I would link the email from the hospital, but I am inept at linking for this format. The hospital email is actually far more dire than my post. Man, I’m not sure who is in charge of sending the hospital information out, but I don’t see it. Check the chart in the Bend Bulletin today. Cases have been steadily dropping since an early April peak. I see people everywhere. Every place I’ve wanted to go is open, you just have to wear a stupid mask when you enter the business. The ICU numbers aren’t that much different than what is typical. Still don’t understand the message you received. Part of the problem in my opinion. Conflicting and mis information. www.bendbulletin.com/coronavirus/central-oregon-covid-19-case-count/article_e6aef60e-6ae6-11ea-b3c8-239ab1e74769.htmlSpud, that is correct. Case load of covid is dropping. But the case load is on top of the normal, holiday weekend in Central Oregon. Add in the big population increase and the gigantic increase in CO outdoor activities with the covid outdoor boom, and St. CHarles hurts. Even without covid, St. Charles will be busy. Add in that Old Joe is in panic mode (good guy, but loves panic) and the news releases and emails might portray a worst case scenario. Still St. CHarles is stressed. Unfortunately, I have first hand knowledge of the crowding as a close friend who is a competitive bike racer, has been in ICU with a head injury from a bike wreck. The SOB was supposed to help me today, and without him , I can't watch the damned baseball game. He will be fine so no problems. He isn't overly bright so a few more dead brain cells won't matter. |
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