Question for people that work at Hospitals

[BrandonH]

In fact, the CDC has asked that all deaths from diabetes, heart, or stroke be classified as a COVID death, whether the patient tested positive or not.

Care to share where you found this "fact"? Or is this just something you read or heard?


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[Pedernal]

I don’t have numbers on this, but from what I hear, I high percentage of deaths are from that population. In fact, the CDC has asked that all deaths from diabetes, heart, or stroke be classified as a COVID death, whether the patient tested positive or not. People with those diseases imply an older population.

I am sure fuzzy math is being utilized to make the numbers coincide with the agenda/narrative. it is shameful that in these technologically rich times we can't get accurate/believable information form our elected local leaders.

[ThisLadyHunts]

Care to share where you found this "fact"? Or is this just something you read or heard?


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I'm sorry, no. I cannot share where I got this information. It was shared in a meeting at the hospital my husband is associated with and I have no idea whether is public information or not.

[Jtrage]

I can speak for the city of Austin. My husband works with of the big three hospital networks for our region which covers Austin and many of the small towns/rural areas in the Central Texas region.

While the number of cases being reported has gone up, the hospitals in our network have seen only a slight increase in COVID cases recently; and this after seeing their COVID numbers beginning to drop going into the Memorial Day weekend. Plenty of beds open. As for vents, after it was discovered that patients‘ lungs respond better to being placed in a prone position (I.e., on their stomachs), they are no longer widely used (unless a patient has full blown pneumonia).

As for their revenue numbers, they’re still blown all to Hades. Patients are stay away from the three high-volume departments in droves: ED, surgery, and geriatric care.

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[JHT]

I'm not a doctor, but have a mother who has been fighting cancer since September last year.

The week of Mothers Day her temp spiked pretty high and I had to take her to the emergency room in the medical center here in town.

This is not a knock on anyone in the medical field at all, but the virus has the facilities completely turned upside down.

Now is not the time to get admitted to the hospital if you can. We celebrated Mothers/Fathers day yesterday because she was basically on lockdown in the hospital for Mothers day. No visitors allowed. Covid test immediately came back clear upon admittance. A good friend has been a high level ICU nurse in a neighboring hospital and they wouldn't let her go see her.

From my recent experience here I wouldn't believe anything you see on TV to be remotely close to reality in regards to how bad it is.

[catslayer]

My sister is a nurse in Mansfield... They have had an uptic in cases and admittance but no where near capacity

[Pedernal]

Fox and Friends this morning just reported that "the largest hospital in the Houston area has their ICU at 97% capacity". Not sure if anyone in the know can verify this.

[BrandonH]

Fox and Friends this morning just reported that "the largest hospital in the Houston area has their ICU at 97% capacity". Not sure if anyone in the know can verify this.

Not just one hospital, but the entire Houston Med Center's ICU beds are currently at 97% capacity. My hospital just outside Houston is nearing capacity.

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[mjhaverkamp]

I have a good friend who's daughter is a nurse practician in Fort Worth, she was laid off a few weeks ago.

[randtx]

Another hospital in our system is taking the majority of our covid patients & I just found out today they are opening another "covid unit". Numbers are climbing exponentially every day.

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This is correct. I manage departments in 5 different Houston area hospitals. In one, which is designated a HERO hospital, they are at capacity and we are working to open another department in the next few days to handle more capacity. Of my 4 other hospitals, they are filling up quickly.

This is not really because of more testing. Just because you test positive does not mean you are admitted. Most are sent home to recover. The ones in the hospital are very bad cases that need that extra help such as breathing treatments, vents, ect.

[Pedernal]

Not just one hospital, but the entire Houston Med Center's ICU beds are currently at 97% capacity. My hospital just outside Houston is nearing capacity.

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This is correct. I manage departments in 5 different Houston area hospitals. In one, which is designated a HERO hospital, they are at capacity and we are working to open another department in the next few days to handle more capacity. Of my 4 other hospitals, they are filling up quickly.

This is not really because of more testing. Just because you test positive does not mean you are admitted. Most are sent home to recover. The ones in the hospital are very bad cases that need that extra help such as breathing treatments, vents, ect.

What is the medical history of people getting hospitalized... are they predominantly people with underlying serious medical conditions??

[ktex]

Not just one hospital, but the entire Houston Med Center's ICU beds are currently at 97% capacity. My hospital just outside Houston is nearing capacity.

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Unless I'm missing something. If this is the case then it sounds like they may have to roll back the reopening and/or place more restrictions in Houston. Atleast until the ICU #s go down. At the same time it dosen't make sense that they would let it get that bad "97%" to begin with.....which makes me question the ICU #s.

[Riceguy]

My sister is a nurse who has been taken off her normal schedule to work in the COVID-19 unit. She says it's been busy and has picked up in the last week. She doesn't normally work in that area, but said many people were not taking care of patients, so she volunteered for a second hitch on the floor. Capacity is becoming worse for her hospital, but it appears to be area-dependent. It seems like most cases are being taken to a few clinics/hospitals in each county, not just any emergency room.

There's alot of misinformation regarding cases and incentives, but people have been very sick and she's witnessed many deaths from the disease. Most have been elderly, but she did have a healthy 20-something die about a month ago.

[CoolHandLuke]

It’s not a question of if you will get it, it’s when. We can’t run and hide forever! It wasn’t a big deal a few weeks ago during the riots but now it’s the end all again. F the news media and liberal officials!

[JMKro]

As far as the increase in cases goes, a few of my coworkers and myself go to eat breakfast on a regular basis at one of the restaurants across the street from one of the testing sites in Houston (Delmar Stadium). A few weeks ago, there were less than five cars waiting in line to get tested every day we went. This week and last week? Line down the street and around the block. And I don't mean twenty cars, I mean a line 300-400 yards long. Logic would say...