Posted on 06/28/2020 5:21:01 AM PDT by Zhang Fei
Dr. David Callender, CEO of Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston, told CNBC on Friday that its hospitals continue to have adequate capacity despite Texas growing coronavirus outbreak.
We actually still think we have plenty of capacity to meet the demand for Covid, as well as non-Covid patients Callender said on The Exchange.
Callender, in explaining his confidence about hospital capacity, said the system is used to dealing with complex patients and believes it will be able to adjust to increased demand.
Across our system, we have about 4,000 beds that we can bring into play for intensive care, he said. Right now, only about 30% are being utilized for Covid care, so we still have plenty of capacity for Covid patients as well as patients who need hospitalization for other illnesses.
Doctors and nurses also have learned how to better treat Covid-19 patients after three months of its presence, said Callender, who joined Memorial Hermann in 2019.
Were seeing a slightly lower rate in terms of the number of typical hospital bed patients who convert to a need for ICU hospitalization. Were also using ventilators less frequently, he said. We have more drugs at our disposable that we know help limit the severity and duration of the illness. So overall were faring better than we did just a couple months ago.
But ultimately, Callender stressed the importance of Texans following public health protocols to prevent becoming infected with Covid-19.
We need people to wear masks. We know theyre effective. Weve stopped the transmission of Covid-19 in our hospitals by wearing masks, maintaining appropriate social distancing, washing our hands and keeping sick employees at home, he said.
If we do that, he added, we know we can severely limit the spread of this disease.
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[I know someone whose co-worker just died from Covid at 32 years old. Its really bad.]
Nope, and his mother went over right away after he went home from work not feeling on Friday. Both were in the ICU by Wednesday.
[Nope, and his mother went over right away after he went home from work not feeling on Friday. Both were in the ICU by Wednesday.]
I know of a couple of people in their 40’s and 50’s who tested positive and survived it. The 40+-year-old said it was a real bear - made him so weak he had problems with the stairs. The symptoms were far milder for the 50+ individual. Both were seriously fit outdoorsy types.
They are supposed to wear masks in close confinement, but I’m not sure how much he did or didn’t honestly.
Have you contacted Abbott? If not, do so and your State Rep. He needs to know he is being played for a fool!
Baloney! This is a virus and we have to deal with it, not hide from it. If someone died from at 32 years old, he had some precondition.
Yea, right! If that is true, he represents a very rare case. If you want to hide, do so. The economy has to start up.
“Weve stopped the transmission of Covid-19 in our hospitals by wearing masks”
NOT the masks people are being encouraged / required to wear in public! The nurses I know wouldn’t think about working with infectious patients in close contact without REAL masks - and goggles, and frequent changes of disposable gloves!
[Weve stopped the transmission of Covid-19 in our hospitals by wearing masks
NOT the masks people are being encouraged / required to wear in public! The nurses I know wouldnt think about working with infectious patients in close contact without REAL masks - and goggles, and frequent changes of disposable gloves!]
Well at least people got over the ‘don’t tell me what to do’ when it came to seat belts. Took awhile though. The masses are asses.
LOL, mostly after paying the ticket.
As they will get over the dont tell me what to do, when the Chinese "Social Credit" system comes to the US.
“The average grocery store visit or even work environment isnt fraught with danger like that.”
Completely true. Where I live, I can generally maintain 10’ of separation. 6 feet is just considered basic manners.
Equally important: The virus doesn’t spread by people who do not cough, sneeze or scream. If you walk thru a store breathing thru your nose, someone would have to climb in your cart and stay there for 30 minutes to have any risk at all, even if you are otherwise contagious!
The virus doesn’t have wings. It cannot fly from person to person. It isn’t a rubber ball that bounces off the ground, either. All of this fear mongering can be defeated by Joe Biden, though: If he is elected, on the following day, the media will drop their entire coverage of this stupid virus!
I’m so sick of these panic monsters, particularly in the GOP!
If by dozens, you mean about 150, yes they are.
[If by dozens, you mean about 150, yes they are. ]
” the huge difference in death rates per coronavirus case vs New York just jumps out at you. “
Well, unless you’re a NY/DC based “reporter”.
... Who has to please his advertisers.
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