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Washington hospitals see 1,100 new COVID-19 patients in one month, health system approaches breaking point

SEATTLE — State health leaders provided a grave update Wednesday during a Washington Department of Health (DOH) press briefing, revealing how the state’s health care system is edging closer to a breaking point than it ever has before.

Secretary of Health Dr. Umair Shah was joined by Deputy Secretary Dr. Michele Roberts, Acting Chief Science Officer Dr. Scott Lindquist and Harborview Medical Center Emergency Department Director Dr. Steve Mitchell, who illustrated the current situation for hospitals around the state.

Mitchell said Washington hospitals are at the highest level of occupancy the state has ever seen with 1,463 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized.

A total of 1,100 of those cases have come in the last 30 days, which is equivalent to the capacity of two Harborview Medical Centers.
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Some of these patients being forced to wait for space, especially those that require critical care, have died before space became available.

One woman whose prognosis was “dire” in eastern Washington recently suffered this fate.

“Our team at the Washington Medical Coordination Center tried for over eight hours to find an ICU bed for this lady, this patient who was severely ill. Unfortunately, she did pass away at this small hospital when after eight hours of trying we were unable to find an ICU bed that could help sustain her life at that point,” he said.

Lindquist showed hospitalizations do not appear to be slowing, either.

“Our case counts are as high as they’ve ever been in the state of Washington,” Lindquist said, the data covering all age groups and demographics.

He was also able to confirm that he learned Tuesday of a child who died from COVID-19 at Seattle Children’s hospital.

NeonPunk posted:

https://mobile.twitter.com/mattlargey/status/1430617419723251715

Cool cool, I wonder how long it'll be before Abbott attempt to ban all vaccinations in a bid to win his primary

Tzen posted:

children will be dying in hospital hallways, parents cars, or in their homes in a months time

Joementum posted:

Atrocious Joe posted:

don't worry it's endemic now
https://twitter.com/EconomicTimes/status/1430198646423769097?s=20

Mokelumne Trekka posted:

do you spend a significant portion of your day worrying about lions, about sea wasps and other deadly creatures? didn't think so. and yet these creatures are an aspect of life. perhaps we should treat forever covid the same way.

Joementum posted:

Steve Yun posted:

if you were previously infected by wild type and then got 1 shot you had more antibodies than a “naive” person getting 2 shots

I imagine it would be at least similar with delta if you were already infected. there are no studies I’m aware of for this.

NEVER allow yourself to get infected through carelessness after being vaccinated. if you’re thinking of boosting your immunity with infection after getting vaccinated don’t

There is a 20% chance you will have long term side effects if you are vaccinated and experience a breakthrough case

Tzen posted:

lol i thought hayes wasn't so naive but well there it is

NeonPunk posted:

https://mobile.twitter.com/mattlargey/status/1430617419723251715

Cool cool, I wonder how long it'll be before Abbott attempt to ban all vaccinations in a bid to win his primary

Louisgod posted:

*overflowing ICU beds, out of control positive COVID tests, people freaking out and eating dewormer paste* we must learn to live with this

Iron Crowned posted:

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Iron Crowned posted:

https://twitter.com/WLWT/status/1430635896391544836?s=20

NeonPunk posted:

https://mobile.twitter.com/mattlargey/status/1430617419723251715

Cool cool, I wonder how long it'll be before Abbott attempt to ban all vaccinations in a bid to win his primary

Iron Crowned posted:

https://twitter.com/WLWT/status/1430635896391544836?s=20

Iron Crowned posted:

https://twitter.com/WLWT/status/1430635896391544836?s=20

Iron Crowned posted:

https://twitter.com/WLWT/status/1430635896391544836?s=20

Iron Crowned posted:

https://twitter.com/WLWT/status/1430635896391544836?s=20

inferis posted:

this was the article directly below it for me

inferis posted:

this was the article directly below it for me

Stereotype posted:

the thing I hate most about the “learn to live with it” crowd is that it is them quite literally telling you to never even hope for anything better. it is equally applicable to every problem humanity has ever faced and is the most doomer depressed logic I can imagine. nothing can ever get better. no problems can ever be solved. all we can do is stop caring and become cold nihilists immune to pathetic human emotions. we are cogs who spend money and if we die then no one will care.

this is the majority opinion of our government and our society.

Snowglobe of Doom posted:

LOL India's official per capita case rate is now lower than Australia's, I'm sure that's totally legit

Business Gorillas posted:

IMO a huge part of liberal politics is playing by a set of rules nobody else is using and whining when you eat poo poo because of it

Stereotype posted:

the thing I hate most about the “learn to live with it” crowd is that it is them quite literally telling you to never even hope for anything better. it is equally applicable to every problem humanity has ever faced and is the most doomer depressed logic I can imagine. nothing can ever get better. no problems can ever be solved. all we can do is stop caring and become cold nihilists immune to pathetic human emotions. we are cogs who spend money and if we die then no one will care.

this is the majority opinion of our government and our society.

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A Winter Haven woman thought her COVID-19 troubles were coming to an end when she went home from the hospital.

Instead, it was the start of her grief.

“It’s just been a nightmare. Just a nightmare,” said Lisa Steadman, 58.


The nightmare began when her husband, Ron, 55, tested positive for COVID-19.

“They sent him home with medicine and stuff because he wasn’t in distress or anything. It was just like he had a bad cold,” she said.

Lisa Steadman also came down with COVID-19 and went to the emergency room at Winter Haven Hospital after passing out.

She had also been dealing with other, unrelated illnesses as well.

She spent eight days at the hospital. During that time, her husband had told her his phone was not working proper.

He had told me that his phone was acting up, and wouldn’t hold a charge. Monday, I couldn’t get a hold of him. So I sent the Winter Haven Police Department over there to do a wellness check. They talked to him. He was fine,” she said.

Winter Haven police spokesperson Jamie Brown confirmed a welfare check was conducted.

When Ron did not answer her phone call on Tuesday. Lisa assumed his battery had died.

She went home on Wednesday to find him deceased in their bedroom. Their dogs were close to death from lack of food and water.

“I can’t get that picture out of my mind. I wish I never would have found him like that,” she said.

Steadman finds peace in knowing her husband is no longer in pain.

Salt Fish posted:

The special welcome was dozens of unmasked strangers cheering by the door as they walked in.

mod sassinator posted:

alaska looks really bad too and they are pretty hosed if hospitals are full. where will they fly people.. to canadian hospitals?

Stereotype posted:

the thing I hate most about the “learn to live with it” crowd is that it is them quite literally telling you to never even hope for anything better. it is equally applicable to every problem humanity has ever faced and is the most doomer depressed logic I can imagine. nothing can ever get better. no problems can ever be solved. all we can do is stop caring and become cold nihilists immune to pathetic human emotions. we are cogs who spend money and if we die then no one will care.

this is the majority opinion of our government and our society.