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It is possible and indeed very likely that the lack of “hospital beds” means they do not have the nursing staff to care for additional patients.

If I am correct, and I think I am, this is in direct correlation to vaccine mandates for healthcare workers. Many nurses I hear from are leaving the profession completely rather than take the vaccine.
To have “beds” available, you have to have nurses, aides, housekeepers, techs, resp therapists etc, etc. available to do the work.

Mrs AV

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And, I can’t help but wonder why it took them so long to think to call the VA in Houston? Seems like that could have been expedited, given the man’s condition and heroic service. Septic gallbladder is nothing to fool with and once your pancreas starts digesting itself, it’s generally not a good outcome. He may have died anyway, but what a terrible thing for both him and his family, to feel like they couldn’t get help anywhere. Too many illegals using the ER as their free clinic when they come into the country with “an unknown respiratory illness”.
Mrs AV

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It is possible and indeed very likely that the lack of “hospital beds” means they do not have the nursing staff to care for additional patients.

If I am correct, and I think I am, this is in direct correlation to vaccine mandates for healthcare workers. Many nurses I hear from are leaving the profession completely rather than take the vaccine.
To have “beds” available, you have to have nurses, aides, housekeepers, techs, resp therapists etc, etc. available to do the work.

Yup. My mom's last day is this coming Monday, since the Methodist Hospital group here in Dallas is forcing their entire staff to be guinea pigs, and they already denied her religious exemption. Forgot to ask her how many others are quitting/getting fired, but I know they're having it rough, she said they cancelled all staff meetings because everyone's too overworked to go to them.